Deimos

Standing on the surface of this planet, my attention was easily attracted by the two frisky moons called Deimos and Phobos, at the small distance of 14,600 and 12,500 miles respectively.

Life in a Thousand Worlds William Shuler Harris

One of these, called Deimos, is only six miles in diameter, the other, named Phobos, is only seven, and both are exceedingly close to the primary and in rapid revolution.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 Various

This doesn't take much, because the attraction between even a big ship like the Tricorn and a tiny, tiny satellite such as Deimos isn't enough to matter; all that matters is getting the very considerable mass of the ship shoved free.

Podkayne Of Mars Heinlein, Robert A. 1963

The names chosen for them were taken from the Iliad, where "Deimos" and

A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874

Mars, and is called Deimos, and the other, which is but sixteen hundred miles from the planet, is called Phobos by astronomers. "

Through Space to Mars Or the Longest Journey on Record Roy Rockwood

"This is Titan spaceport calling Deimos spaceport!

Treachery in Outer Space Carey Rockwell

Deimos in Color was the previous entry in this blog.

Space Economy Symposium - NASA Watch 2009

That's why I believe that the next NASA mission -- after the establishment of a permanent base on the Moon -- should be the exploitation of the regolith resources of the moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos).

Back to the Moon We Go - NASA Watch 2009

NEOs happen to be those (as do Phobos and Deimos for the Mars system).

A Shift in Policy? Moon Base Axed? - NASA Watch 2009

Bride of Deimos by Etsuko Ikeda and Yuho Ashibe, published by ComicsOne but out of print

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