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Phobos

Mars's moon

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The story for kids

This is Phobos, a little moon of Mars. It isn't round. It's lumpy, like a potato. Phobos zooms around Mars very fast, three times in one day. It's so small that you could drive from one end to the other in a car in half an hour. Phobos is slowly, slowly getting closer to Mars.

Facts

  • A lumpy little moon that is slowly getting closer to Mars.

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