Quick Facts About Phobos

 

Year Discovered : 1877

Discoverer : A. Hall

Distance from planet : 9,270 km (5760.1 miles)

Diameter : 28 by 20 km (12 by 8 miles)

Orbital Period : .319 days

(NASA)

 

 

Quick Facts about Deimos

 

Year Discovered : 1877

Discoverer : A. Hall

Distance from planet : 23,460 km (14577.4 miles)

Diameter : 8 km (5 miles)

Orbital Period : 1.263 days

(NASA)

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