Phobos and Deimos were Greek gods, the sons of Ares and Aphrodite; Mars is (after all) the Roman name for Ares. Phobos literally means fear (same root as the word 'phobia') and deimos means dread (from which the word 'demon' is derived). Inauspicious names for moons, if you ask me, but early astronomers had an affinity for using Greek gods to name astronomical objects, probably a nod to the ancient Greek's practice of placing mythological figures in constellations.
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∙ 13y agoIt's about 26 kilometers at its widest, so it's very small. It's oddly shaped, and the very small amount of gravity can vary. It is only about 6 or 7 miles above Mars, and orbits it very fast.
It may be very porous, and may have frozen water in it. There may be possible uses for it as an observatory or way station.
It's escape velocity is about 24 miles per hour, so while you could probably not run off of it, you could probably bicycle yourself into orbit with an appropriate ramp!
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∙ 14y agoPhobos and Deimos mean "fear" and "terror" in Greek, The moons are named after the sons of the Roman god Mars.
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∙ 11y agoPhobos is a potato shaped moon that orbits Mars. (along with Deimos)
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∙ 15y agoPhobos means Fear.
sand like substances
there is no atmosphere on Phobos.
Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. The names mean "panic" and "terror."
Phobos means fear.
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sand like substances
The largest moon of mars is Phobos; Phobos is believed to be composed of carbon-rich rock like that found in C-type asteroids that exist in the outer asteroid belt.
there is no atmosphere on Phobos.
Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. The names mean "panic" and "terror."
Yes. Phobos does have rocks. :)
Phobos has no atmosphere.
Phobos means fear.
Phobos is one of the two moons of Mars.
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The answer for this question is Phobos. Phobos is bigger than Deimos. Phobos and Deimos are the moons on Mars.
Yes, Phobos is bigger than Deimos. Phobos mass is .00000018 and Deimos mass is .000000024. Phobos is 12X8 (miles) and Deimos is 7X6
Phobos is a moon of Mars.