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Deimos (Satellite of Mars)

Phobos

Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               5.2 x 7.5 km
  •  Mass:                      1.81 x 10^-9 (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   1.9 (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   0.0004 (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              1.262 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           1.262 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   23,459 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     0.002
Notes on Constants Table

Deimos Nomenclature

Official names of features on Deimos as approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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