Satellites of Mars
PHOBOS
- 5,800 miles away from the center of Mars
- Its diameter is about 14 miles at it equator, and 11 miles from pole to pole
- It travels around Mars every 7 1/2 hours.
- closest and larger one
- looks like potatoes and are scattered with craters
DEIMOS
- 14,600 miles away from Mar's center
- travels around Mars every 30 hours
- has a diameter of about 6 miles
- looks like potatoes and are scattered with craters
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