Moons of Mars
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Mars has two little moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are thought to be captured asteroids.
Moons [change]
| Name and how to say its name |
Image | diameter (km) | Mass (kg) | ||
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| Mars I | Phobos | /ˈfoʊbəs/ FOE-bəs |
22.2 km (27×21.6×18.8) | 1.08×1016 | |
| Mars II | Deimos | /ˈdaɪməs/ DYE-məs |
12.6 km (10×12×16) | 2×1015 | |
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| Sun • Heliosphere |
Planets ☾ = moon(s) ∅ = rings |
Mercury | Venus | Earth ☾ | Mars ☾ | ||
| Jupiter ☾ ∅ | Saturn ☾ ∅ | Uranus ☾ ∅ | Neptune ☾ ∅ | ||||
| Dwarf planets | Ceres | Pluto ☾ | Haumea ☾ | Makemake | |||
| Eris ☾ | |||||||
| Small Solar System bodies |
Asteroids (minor planets) |
Groups and families: Vulcanoids · Near-Earth asteroids · Asteroid belt Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Neptune Trojans · Asteroid moons · Meteoroids · Pallas · Juno · Vesta · Hygiea · Interamnia · Europa |
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| Trans- Neptunians |
Kuiper belt – Plutinos: Orcus · Ixion – Cubewanos: Varuna · Quaoar · Huya |
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| Scattered disc: Sedna | |||||||
| Comets | Periodic comets and non-periodic comets Damocloids · Oort cloud |
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