Moons of Mars
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moons-of-mars-183-18327381
title:
Moons of Mars
text:
The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are named after the Greek mythological twin characters Phobos and Deimos who accompanied their father Ares into battle. Compared to the Earth's Moon, the moons Phobos and Deimos are small. Phobos has a diameter of 22.2 km (13.8 mi) and a mass of 1.08×10ⁱ⁶ kg, while Deimos measures 12.6 km (7.8 mi) across, with a mass of 1.5×10ⁱ⁵ kg. Phobos orbits clo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Natural satellites orbiting Mars
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Mars
date created:
2005-03-27T10:20:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T05:52:20Z
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