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