Deimos
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Deimos is a moon of Mars and was named after an attendant of the Roman war god Mars. Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials. It is similar to the C-type (blackish carbonaceous chondrite) asteroids that exist in the outer asteroid belt. Some scientists speculate that Deimos and Phobos (the other martian moon), are captured asteroids; however, other scientists present arguments counter to this theory. Both Deimos and Phobos are saturated with craters. Deimos has a smoother appearance caused by partial filling of some of its craters.
| Deimos Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Mass (kg) | 1.8e+15 |
| Radius (km) | 7.5x6.1x5.5 |
| Mean density (gm/cm^3) | 1.7 |
| Mean distance from Mars (km) | 23,460 |
| Rotational period (days) | 1.26244 |
| Orbital period (days) | 1.26244 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/sec) | 1.36 |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.00 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) | 0.9-2.7 |
| Escape velocity (km/sec) | 0.0057 |
| Visual geometric albedo | 0.07 |
| Magnitude (Vo) | 12.40 |