Phobos


Natural satellite of Mars
Image of phobos

Physical Parameters

Discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877, and named after the Phobos (meaning fear) who was the attendant to the Roman god of war (Mars).

Equatorial Diameter 28 kilometres
Polar Diameter 22 kilometres
Third Diameter 18 kilometres Phobos is not a spherical body
Mass 9.6 x 1015 kilograms
Escape velocity 15 metres per second
Mean density 1.9 grams per cubic centimetre

Orbital Parameters

Mean Distance from Mars 9,380,000 kilometres
Mean Sidereal Period 0.319 earthdays
Eccentricity 0.015
Inclination 1.02 degrees
Opposition Magnitude (Average) 11.3

Images of Phobos

Largest Crater Stickney (10 km diameter) named after Asaph Hall's wife (whose maiden name was Stickney).

Other Craters

Other Features


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