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How did mars moons get there shape?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

Phobos and Deimos are oddly shaped. Because they reflect so little light, Phobos and Deimos are among the darkest in the solar system. They weren't really moons to start with. They were pulled in by Mars's gravitational fields. They once were asteroids. That is how Mars's moon got there shape.

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