Phobos & Deimos, Mars moons - 7 fotos

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Phobos is the larger and closer of Mars’ two small moons, the other being Deimos. It is named after the Greek god Phobos (which means “fear”), a son of Ares (Mars). A small, irregularly shaped object, Phobos orbits about 9.377 km from the center of Mars, closer to its primary than any other planetary moon.

Deimos is the smaller and outer of Mars’ two moons. It is named after Deimos, a figure representing dread in Greek Mythology.

Phobos and Deimos were discovered by Asaph Hall, Sr. on August  18, 1877  and  August 12, 1877.

A simulated view of the orbits of Phobos and Deimos.

orbits_of_phobos_and_deimos

Credit: JiFish

Enjoy the rich details of each image thank you to the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment).

Phobos Imaged by HiRISE.

1 Phobos Imaged by HiRISE. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
Phobos Imaged by HiRISE.

2 Phobos Imaged by HiRISE. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
Phobos Imaged by HiRISE.

3 Phobos Imaged by HiRISE. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
Phobos Imaged by HiRISE.

4 Phobos Imaged by HiRISE. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
Phobos Imaged by HiRISE.

5 Phobos Imaged by HiRISE. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
Phobos Imaged by HiRISE.

6 Phobos Imaged by HiRISE. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
Deimos, Moon of Mars.

7 Deimos, Moon of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona #
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Comments (10)

  1. ANDRES wrote::

    Pues no veas si estan la pobres lunas maltratadas. Les ha tenio q caer mas de un meteorito.

    Monday, March 16, 2009 at 2:23 pm #
  2. lolo wrote::

    Tienes mas abolladuras que la hostia, yo no se ni como pueden tener rotacion ni nada, tienn que estar ya descentradas…

    Friday, March 20, 2009 at 2:21 pm #
  3. Zuleyma wrote::

    Las lunas d Marte tienen barros van a tener que comprarse “Proactive”.

    Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 9:22 pm #
  4. thelma ibarra wrote::

    wooww … es impactante la estructura de la foto 3 y 4 se ve que esta como hielo o algo asi es sorprendente quisiera saber si se han grabado videos o algo asi ojala y me dieran una respuesta pronto o si alguien me puede informar donde puedo encontrar y ver estos videos gracias

    Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 8:24 pm #
  5. izzy wrote::

    i like the picture’s.

    Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 1:50 pm #
  6. shay wrote::

    que lindos

    Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 7:20 pm #
  7. Anonymous wrote::

    nice and clear

    Friday, May 15, 2009 at 4:01 pm #
  8. themadman wrote::

    i cant speak spanish, so what the heck does that say. and the photos helped. good pictures

    Friday, May 15, 2009 at 4:02 pm #
  9. james kendall wrote::

    how come pics 5+6 both look exactly the same!!!!!!!!!!

    Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:13 am #
  10. Anonymous wrote::

    ther diferent colors

    Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:10 pm #

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