Phobos (seestematic designation: Mars I) is the lairger an closer o the twa naitural satellites o Maurs.
Baith muins wur discovered in 1877.
Enhanced-colour image o Phobos—Stickney crater is on the richt (MRO, 23 Mairch 2008). Image: NASA/JPL/Varsity o Arizona | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered bi | Asaph Hall |
Discovery date | 18 August 1877 |
Designations | |
Alternative names | Mars I |
Adjectives | Phobian |
Orbital chairactereestics | |
Epoch J2000 | |
Periapsis | 234.42 km 9 |
Apoapsis | 517.58 km 9 |
9376 km | |
Eccentricity | 0.0151 |
Orbital period | 91023 d 0.318 (7 h 39.2 min) |
Average orbital speed | 2.138 km/s |
Inclination | 1.093° (tae Mars's equator) 0.046° (tae local Laplace plane) 26.04° (tae the ecliptic) |
Satellite o | Maurs |
Pheesical chairacteristics | |
Dimensions | 27 × 22 × 18 km |
Mean radius | 11.2667 km (41 mYirds) 1.769 |
Surface area | 548.3 km2 1 (3.03545 µYirds) |
Vollum | 783.61 km3 5 (33 nYirds) 5.339 |
Mass | ×1016 kg 1.0659 (77 nEarths) 1.784 |
Mean density | 1.876 g/cm3 |
Surface gravity | 0.0057 m/s2 (581.4 µg) |
Escape velocity | 11.39 m/s (41 km/h) |
Synchronous | |
Equatorial rotation velocity | 11.0 km/h (6.8 mph) (at langest axis) |
Axial tilt | 0° |
Albedo | 0.071 |
Temperatur | ≈ 233 K |
Apparent magnitude | 11.3 |
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