Deimos (moon) - Wikipedia Deimos ( ˈdaɪməs ) 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 [5]
Deimos - NASA Science Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials, similar to that of asteroids found in the outer asteroid belt Deimos was discovered on Aug 11, 1877 by Asaph Hall Hall named Mars' moons for the mythological sons of Ares, the Greek counterpart of the Roman god, Mars
Deimos | Moon, Mars, God of War, Meaning, Greek Mythology, Satellite . . . Deimos is the outer and smaller of Mars’s two moons It was discovered telescopically with its companion moon, Phobos, by the American astronomer Asaph Hall in 1877 and named for Deimos, the personification of fear in Greek mythology
Deimos - Greek Mythology Deimos was a god in Greek mythology, personification of terror (his name meant "dread") He was the son of gods Ares and Aphrodite, and had a twin brother, Phobos ("fear")
Deimos: Mars smallest moon | Space Deimos is very small, measuring just 9 3 by 7 4 by 6 8 miles (15 x 12 x 11 kilometers) Compared with Earth's moon, which has a diameter of 2,159 miles (3,475 km), Deimos is just a tiny speck
Deimos: Facts about Mars Moon, Deimos • The Planets Deimos (pronounced DEE-MOS) is the second moon orbiting the planet Mars along with Phobos It is considered the second moon of the red planet because its orbit path is much further away than Phobos Deimos is also the smaller of the two moons with a diameter of just 12 4 km (7 7 miles)
Deimos (Moon) Facts Deimos has not been formally visited by a spacecraft However, most of the missions to Mars have also studied this little moon as they imaged and mapped Mars Missions have been proposed to study both moons of Mars One is called Phobos and Deimos and Mars Environment (PADME)
Deimos | Moon of Mars | Solar System | GO ASTRONOMY Deimos (pronounced DIE-moss) is one of two moons of the planet Mars Diemos is the smaller outermost moon, and as its orbit is slowly expanding, is expected to eventually escape Mars gravity
Deimos - The Nine Planets Deimos has been photographed by numerous spacecraft who mission is to photograph and study Mars The first spacecraft to explore Deimos was the Mariner 9 in 1971, which became the first man-made spacecraft to orbit a planet