Deimos

[ dahy-mos ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Deimos

/ ˈdeɪmɒs /

See Phobos
the smaller of the two satellites of Mars and the more distant from the planet. Approximate diameter: 13 km Compare Phobos

Deimos

/ dē′mōs,dā′- /

We had quickly overtaken and passed Deimos, far within her orbit.

We are only a few hundred miles away from Deimos, the outer one, and he is twelve thousand five hundred miles from Mars.

As they crossed into the sunlit portion it became quite plain that Deimos, at any rate, was as airless and lifeless as the moon.

An investigation machine was instantly dispatched from Deimos, and it maintained an acceleration of one thousand units.

Eclipses of Deimos by the planet and occultations of it by the other satellite are very frequent.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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