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Mars’s Moons Phobos and Deimos Mars’s Moons Phobos and Deimos
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Mars’s Moons Phobos and Deimos

Mars’s Moons Phobos and Deimos
The moons of Mars, Phobos (lower right) and Deimos (lower left), appear in this collage with the asteroid Gaspra (top) for comparison. Phobos and Deimos may be asteroids captured long ago by the gravity of Mars. All three are shown at the same scale.
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Asteroid; Deimos (astronomy); Phobos (astronomy); Mars (planet)
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