Astronomy Picture of Day: Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars# Astronomy - 天文
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Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
Credit: G. Neukum (FU Berlin) et al., Mars Express, DLR, ESA
Explanation: This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman
god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived
from the Greek for Fear and Panic. These martian moons may well be captured
asteroids originating in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or
perhaps from even more distant reaches of the Solar System. The larger moon,
Phobos, is indeed seen to be a c
Credit: G. Neukum (FU Berlin) et al., Mars Express, DLR, ESA
Explanation: This moon is doomed. Mars, the red planet named for the Roman
god of war, has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, whose names are derived
from the Greek for Fear and Panic. These martian moons may well be captured
asteroids originating in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter or
perhaps from even more distant reaches of the Solar System. The larger moon,
Phobos, is indeed seen to be a c