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Planet Mars Moons: Deimos
Deimos is one of the moons (satellites) of the planet Mars.
For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the planets.
| Deimos Moon Facts |
| Mass (kg) |
1.8e+15 |
| Radius (km) |
7.5 x 6.1 x 5.5 |
| Density (gm/cm3) |
1.7 |
| Distance from Mars (km) |
23,460 |
| Period of rotation (days) |
1.26244 |
| Period of orbit (days) |
1.26244 |
| Orbital velocity (km/sec) |
1.36 |
| Eccentricity of orbit |
0.00 |
| Inclination of orbit (°) |
0.9-2.7 |
| Escape velocity (km/sec) |
0.0057 |
| Visual albedo |
0.07 |
| Visual magnitude |
12.40 |
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This moon can be viewed in most telescopes.
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