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Deimos

Mars's moon

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The story for kids

This is Deimos, the second moon of Mars. It's even smaller than Phobos. Deimos is lumpy too, like a big rock or a potato. On Deimos you'd be so light that if you jumped, you'd fly up very, very high! From Mars, Deimos looks like a tiny bright star.

Facts

  • It is very small – only about 12 km across.

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