Deimos
Outer Martian moon
Deimos is the smaller of Mars's two moons, named for the Greek god of dread or terror—a son of Ares, the war god.
In Greek mythology, Deimos personified the fear that grips soldiers in battle, often paired with his brother Phobos (panic).
The moon itself is a tiny, irregular body, likely a captured asteroid: Deimos appears as a dim speck even from Mars's surface.
Curved celestial path
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- MarsRed planet, war deity
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
exploration · regolith · gravity · albedo · asteroid · grooves · Viking · MRO
orbit
Curved celestial path
spacecraft · exploration · regolith · gravity · albedo · asteroid · grooves · Viking · MRO · Swift
Ares
Greek deity of warfare
personification · battle · war · chaos · Iliad · Homer · chariot · companion · divine · Olympus
fear
Emotional response to threat
phobia · trepidation · alarm · fright · apprehension · panic · nightmare · paranoia · unease · distress