Phobos
RADIUS
13.5x10.8x9.4 km
MASS
1.8072e-09 (Earth=1)
DENSITY
2.0 (gm/cm)
GRAVITY
? (Earth=1)
ORBIT PERIOD
0.319 (Earth days)
ROTATION PERIOD
0.319 (Earth days)
DISTANCE FROM PLANET
9,380 km
ECCENTRICITY OF ORBIT
0.01
The surface of Phobos is covered with craters from meteor impacts.
Phobos is considered to be an asteroid captured by the gravity from Mars.
Phobos is a son of Ares, the god of War, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love, in Greek mythology.
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