2 Moons Of Mars

Phobos fear and deimos panic were named after the horses that pulled the chariot of the greek war god ares the counterpart to the roman war god mars.

2 moons of mars.

The two moons were discovered in 1877 however their origin is still controversial. The dominant feature on phobos it found was a crater six miles 10 kilometers wide nearly half the width of the moon itself. Ninety four years later nasa s mariner 9 spacecraft got a much better look at the two moons from its orbit around mars. They are irregular in shape.

Supposedly mars will appear as large as the moon. The moons of mars are phobos and deimos. It was given angelina s maiden name. Ares god of war was known to the romans as mars.

Both phobos and deimos were discovered in 1877 by american astronomer asaph hall. Compared to the earth s moon the moons phobos and deimos are small. The appearance of phobos and deimos is like that of asteroids. Written by brett m.

The two moons of mars are phobos and deimos. Two moons in the sky mars hoax. According to a message that is currently circulating via social media you will see two moons in the sky on august 27th one of which will be the planet mars. The moons of mars.

Both were discovered by asaph hall in august 1877 and are named after the greek mythological twin characters phobos panic fear and deimos terror dread who accompanied their father ares into battle.