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Phobos (Satellite of Mars)

Phobos

Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               9.2 x 13.4 km
  •  Mass:                      2.01 x 10^-10 (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   1.75 (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   0.0007 (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              0.319 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           0.319 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   9,738 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     0.018
Notes on Constants Table

Phobos Nomenclature

Official names of features on Phobos as approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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