Deimos

American  

[dahy-mos] / ˈdaɪ mɒs /

noun

1. an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.

2. Astronomy. one of the two moons of Mars.

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Deimos British  

/ ˈdeɪmɒs /

noun

1. 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′- /

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

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Example Sentences

The information I have suggests that Deimos and Phobos look somewhat similar to Earth’s moon, though they are much smaller in size.

From Literature

While Earth’s Moon has many visitors – big and small, robotic and crewed – planned for 2024, Mars’ moons Phobos and Deimos will soon be getting a visitor as well.

From Salon

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

From New York Times

On April 24 the U.A.E. announced that its orbiter, Hope, had studied the smaller of Mars’s two moons, Deimos.

From Scientific American

The scientists involved in the study said that Deimos' composition did not resemble the carbon-rich nature of the asteroids that dominate the Asteroid Belt.

From Salon