Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The larger and inner of the two planetary satellites of Mars.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The inner of the two satellites of the planet Mars, discovered by Asaph Hall at Washington, in August, 1877.
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- proper noun Greek mythology A son of
Ares (Mars ). Also the Greek god of fear. - proper noun astronomy The innermost natural
satellite ofMars .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the larger of the two satellites of Mars
Etymologies
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The above photo of Phobos is just breath taking, to see the all the amazing detail just click on the image to view it as full size.
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Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos, is named for Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall, mathematician.
Phobos Bente Lilja Bye 2008
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“Phobos is of great interest because it may be rich in water ice and carbon-rich materials,” said Alfred McEwen, HiRISE principal investigator at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, Tucson.”
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In 2011 Russia will send a mission called Phobos–Grunt meaning Phobos Soil to land on Phobos, and an experiment will collect a soil sample and return it to Earth for analysis.
New Images of Phobos from Mars Express Flyby | Universe Today 2010
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Also called Phobos, and the Mad Moon in certain phases.
Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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This machine is called Phobos and, depending upon the configuration, can run around $8,000 and above for the top end model.
BFG talks up high end Phobos media room PCs - SlipperyBrick.com 2009
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Phobos, which is believed to be a captured asteroid, will not stay pinned to Mars forever.
Space Diary: Mars 2009
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Phobos, which is believed to be a captured asteroid, will not stay pinned to Mars forever.
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Phobos, which is believed to be a captured asteroid, will not stay pinned to Mars forever.
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Two small moons (hardly larger than the city of Paris) revolve rapidly round Mars; they are called Phobos and Deimos.
Astronomy for Amateurs Camille Flammarion 1883
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