Deimos (moon)

Deimos
Deimos, captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in false color
Discovery
Discovered byAsaph Hall
Discovery date12 August 1877
Designations
Designation
Mars II
Pronunciation/ˈdməs/[1] to /ˈdməs/[2] or as Greek Δεῖμος (approximated /ˈdmɒs/)[3]
Named after
Δεῖμος
AdjectivesDeimian /ˈdmiən/[4]
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 23 September 2012 (JD 2456191.5)
Periapsis23455.5 km
Apoapsis23470.9 km
23463.2 km[5] (6.92 Mars radii)
Eccentricity0.00033[5]
1.263 d[5]
(30.312 h)
1.3513 km/s[6]
Inclination0.93° (to Mars's equator)
1.791° (to the local Laplace plane)[5]
27.58° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite ofMars
Physical characteristics
Dimensions16.08 × 11.78 × 10.22 km
(± 0.16 × 0.12 × 0.10 km)[7]
6.27±0.07 km[7]
522±8 km2[7]
Volume1033±19 km3[7]
Mass1.51×1015 kg[8]
Mean density
1.465±0.051 g/cm3[7]
0.003 m/s2[6]
(306 μ g)
5.556 m/s
(20 km/h)[6]
Synchronous[5]
Albedo0.068±0.007[9]
Temperature≈ 233 K
12.89[10]

Deimos /ˈdməs/ (systematic designation: Mars II)[11] is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos. Deimos has a mean radius of 6.2 km (3.9 mi) and takes 30.3 hours to orbit Mars.[5] Deimos is 23,460 km (14,580 mi) from Mars, much farther than Mars's other moon, Phobos.[12] It is named after Deimos, the Ancient Greek god and personification of dread and terror.

  1. ^ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1914)
  2. ^ "Moons of Mars – the Center for Planetary Science".
  3. ^ "Deimos". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ Harry Shipman (2013) Humans in Space: 21st Century Frontiers, p. 317
  5. ^ a b c d e f "HORIZONS Web-Interface". NASA. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NASA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Ernst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Jacobson (2010), as cited in Ernst et al. (2023).[7]
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference JPLSSD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Mars' Moons".
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blunck was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Staff (2016). "Deimos". SeaSky.org. Retrieved 23 January 2016.