For official godchecker merch please visit our god shop where a wide range of items are available to buy. Phobos and deimos are two very small martian moons, they also have some very interesting surfaces. This paper presents detailed calculations of the tidal evolution of phobos and deimos, considering dissipation in both mars and its satellites simultaneously and using a new method applicable for. In greek mythology, deimos is the son of ares and aphrodite and the brother of phobos. Deimos was the god of fear, dread and terror, and his twinbrother. Summary martian moons nasas mars exploration program. Deimos facts and information on the god deimos greek gods. Both satellites were discovered in 1877 by asaph hall and are named after the characters phobos panicfear and deimos terrordread who, in greek mythology, accompanied their father ares, god of war, into battle.
He was the brother of deimos terror, harmonia harmony, adrestia, eros love, anteros, himerus, and pothos. This is about as far as a car can travel on the highway in 15 minutes. In mythology, he was the son of aphrodite and ares, the fruit of love and war. Both phobos and deimos were discovered in 1877 by american astronomer asaph hall. Convertsround mi, and is seven times more massive than deimos, mars s outer moon.
Ares the names for mars s moons came from ancient greece. It is covered with craters, as earths moon and other bodies without an atmosphere are. Phobos is the larger of the two moons, and is only 27 kilometers in diameter. Naval observatory in washington dc, who subsequently named them after the offspring of the deities aphrodite venus and ares mars. Gday, im an australian aerospace engineer who has been working with the mars institute and dr pascal lee of haugton mars project fame on investigating the rationale behind human exploration of phobos and deimos as a precursor to human exploration of mars. Both moons were discovered in 1877 by american astronomer asaph hall phobos is a small, irregularly shaped object with a mean radius of 11 km template. As we rode, clarisse told me about phobos and deimos. Well youll findthe answers to all those questions here and more in this brief exploration into greek mythology. He was a son of ares and aphrodite, and the twin brother of phobos. This view of the martian moons phobos and deimos comes from a set of photos taken by nasas mars rover curiosity on aug. The name for deimos was suggested by henry madan, based on the book iliad, a classical greek book about mythology. Like phobos, deimos served as one of ares attendants, and the two of them would often accompany their father as he rode into battle in his chariot, alongside enyo, goddess of war and bloodshed, and eris, goddess of strife. Phobos is the larger and nearest of mars two natural satellites, the other being deimos.
Phobos is also depicted on the shields of heroes as they go into battle, representing his frequent participation in wars ares, the god of war, is the father of phobos. Dictionary of greek and roman biography and mythology. Phobos and deimos may have been created by a giant asteroid the size of pluto hitting the red planet the red planets tiny, misshapen moons phobos and deimos are widely believed to be captured asteroid but a new theory claims they may once been part of the red planet. Phobos facts and information on the god phobos greek gods. Both were discovered by asaph hall in august 1877 and are named after the greek mythological twin characters phobos panicfear and deimos terrordread who accompanied their father ares into battle. Astronomers believe that the two tiny moons of mars were asteroids that mars captured in its gravity long ago. Deimos was the god of fear, dread and terror, and his twinbrother phobos of panic fear, flight and battlefield. Larger moons formed in the same debris ring may have crashed into mars. Phobos and deimos are often called upon to aid ares during battle because of the feelings they invoke upon their enemies. Phobos fear and deimos panic were named after the horses that pulled the chariot of the greek war god ares, the counterpart to the roman war god mars. Both moons are named after the sons of ares, the greek god of war, who was known as mars in roman mythology. Since the start of the space race theyve been minor supporting characters in. Phobos was the god of fear in greek mythology, son of the gods ares and aphrodite.
The largest moon is phobos, an irregular lump around 26 km 16 miles in diameter. It is named after the god phobos in greek mythology. Enyalius, who is virtually identical with ares himself, and enyo, a female counterpart. The two brothers deimos and phobos were particularly worshiped in the city state of sparta as they were the sons of ares, the god of war. Deimos represented terror and dread, while his brother phobos was. Do we sell deimos graphic novels, books, video or roleplaying games rpg. Some people at the research station on phobos mars s smallest moonhave been killed, and it seems like the culprit is a native life form. Because aphrodite was their mother, phobos and deimos were gods of the fear of loss. Phobos greek for fear, is the root word of phobia is one of the sons of ares and aphrodite in greek mythology and the twin brother of deimos. Also associated with him were two lesser war deities. Phobos is fear personified and represents a feeling rather than a being. As a son of aphrodite, goddess of love, each twin also represented the fear of loss. So what would standing on these small moons be like.
Priams mother is the owner of the writings of phobos and deimos. He is known as the god of fear, panic, flight and battlefield rout. And why were they given the names phobos and deimos, meaning fear and terror. Discovered 1877 august 10 by hall, photographed by viking 1 in 1977. Deimos is 23,460 km 14,580 mi from mars, much further than marss other moon, phobos. He followed his father into battle, along with his companions, enyo the war goddess. To purchase such goodies we suggest you try amazon, ebay or other reputable online stores.
Deimos, the smaller of mars two moons, is named after this mythological. Double image the moons of mars are phobos and deimos. Thus, zeus becomes jupiter, aphrodite becomes venus, and aries, the god of war, becomes mars. What are their stories and what were the roles they played in classical greek culture. Download vehicle and mission design options for the human exploration of mars phobos using bimodal ntr and lantr propulsion free pdf ebook online. Both moons were discovered in 1877 by asaph hall and are named after the characters phobos panicfear and deimos terrordread who, in greek mythology, accompanied their father ares, god of war, into battle.
Deimos and phobos mars the roman gods tended to be variants of greek deities. Both moons were discovered a few days apart in 1877 by american astronomer asaph hall from the u. He was known for accompanying ares into battle along with the ancient war goddess enyo, the goddess of discord eris both sisters of ares, and phobos twin brother deimos terror. Phobos and deimos may be composed of carbonrich rock like ctype asteroids. It is an appropriate name for the largest of mars moons. In the manga it is revealed that they have originally a human form and come from planet coronis. Mars i is the larger and innermost of the two natural satellites of mars, the other being deimos. Vehicle and mission design options for the human exploration of mars phobos using bimodal ntr and lantr propulsion is a book by n. Discovered 1877 august 12 by hall, photographed by viking 1 in 1977. Who is the father of phobos as per greek mythology. It is named after the god deimos in greek mythology, who was one of mars sons, and means panic.
Deimos god of terror is phoboss brother and often accompanied phobos and ares into battle. Phobos and deimos mythology simple english wikipedia. Deimos deity news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2015 learn how and when to remove. Deimos is even smaller only about 16 km 10 miles wide. Mars is the roman equivalent of ares, the greek god of war. It is named for deimos who in greek mythology is the twin brother of phobos, and personifies terror. Mars, the red planet named for the roman god of war, has two tiny moons, phobos and deimos, whose. The moon is under the control of the grineer faction, who have made settlements there for unclear reasons. Phobos is the personification of fear in greek mythology.
He was the brother of deimos terror, harmonia harmony, adrestia. So he pulls some strings and gets shipped to one of the small moons of mars to help unravel a mystery. Standing on martian moons phobos and deimos youtube. Mars has two moons, phobos and deimos, which are thought to be captured asteroids. Phootprint is a proposed samplereturn mission to the mars moon phobos by the european space agency esa, proposed to be launched in 2024. In sailor moon, phobos is a crow along with deimos and are guardians of rei hino, sailor mars. The first military team sent in quickly discovered just how lethal the phobos beast could be. Deimos and phobos were the ancient greek gods or personified spirits daimones of fear. Phobos simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In 1877 he discovered both deimos and, less than two hours later, phobos, and classified them as moons of mars. Ive read some sources that claim that phobos and deimos were the sons of ares, while others say that they were horses that pulled mars s chariot. Named after the greek gods of fear and dread, mars s two moons remained undiscovered until the late 19th century.