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Deimos

American

[dahy-mos] / ˈdaɪ mɒs /

noun

an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
Astronomy. one of the two moons of Mars.

Deimos British

/ ˈdeɪmɒs /

noun

the smaller of the two satellites of Mars and the more distant from the planet. Approximate diameter: 13 km Compare Phobos

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Deimos Scientific

/ dē′mōs,dā′- /

The satellite of Mars that is second in distance from the planet.

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The distant detections of Phobos and Deimos served as a rehearsal for the mission's future search for small moons around asteroid Psyche.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Researchers believe micrometeorites striking Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, may throw dust particles into space.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Recently it captured high-resolution images of Deimos, the smaller of the two Martian moons.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2023

While the main spacecraft itself will stay in Mars orbit, subsequently performing flybys of Deimos to study that moon from afar, the sample capsule will touch down in an Australian desert in July 2029.

From Scientific American ● May 2, 2023

‘This is the temple of my brothers, Deimos and Phobos.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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