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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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It will also observe the planet's other moon, Deimos, although it will not land on it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Either a space rock smashed into Mars early in its history, and Phobos and Deimos were created from the debris.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

According to the researchers, an asteroid about 320 meters across striking Deimos at an angle of 45 degrees could have produced the size and shape of the depression now visible near the moon's south pole.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Perseverance has observed these events as well, including occasions when Phobos or Deimos passes across the Sun as viewed from the Martian surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

We find them throughout the inner solar system—from Mercury, closest to the Sun, to cloud-covered Venus to Mars and its tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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