Deimos (moon)
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Deimos is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos. Deimos has a mean radius of 6.2 km and takes 30.3 hours to orbit Mars. Deimos is 23,460 km from Mars, muc
Deimos, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in false color
Asaph Hall III, discoverer of Deimos
Deimos transits the Sun – as viewed by the Mars rover Opportunity (4 March 2004)
Deimos and Phobos as seen from Mars, compared in apparent size to the Moon as seen from Earth. If they would be as far away from Mars as the Moon from Earth, they would appear as faint star-like features in the Martian sky.
Moons of Mars
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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 characte
Deimos (moon)
…Deimos () is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos. Deimos has a mean radius of 6.2 km (3.9 mi) and takes 30.3 hours to orbit Mars. Deimos is 23,460 km (14,580 mi) from Mars…
Asaph Hall III, discoverer of Phobos and Deimos
Phobos, with Stickney Crater on the right (2003)
Comparison between Phobos (top) and Deimos (bottom) (2005)