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Deimos

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Deimos (dī`mŏs), in astronomy, one of the two moons, or natural satellites, of Mars Mars, in astronomy, 4th planet from the sun, with an orbit next in order beyond that of the earth. Physical Characteristics


Mars has a striking red appearance, and in its most favorable position for viewing, when it is opposite the sun, it is twice
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Deimos [′dā‚mȯs]
(astronomy)
A satellite of Mars orbiting at a mean distance of 14,600 miles (23,500 kilometers).
Deimos
attendant of Ares; personification of fear. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 77]
See : Fearsomeness
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Both Phobos and its smaller neighbour Deimos were widely thought, based upon their small sizes and unusual compositions, to be asteroids which had been captured by Mars' gravitational field from the neighbouring asteroid belt lying between Mars and Jupiter.
Ordinary Meeting, 2008 May 28 held at the Royal Astronomical Society, ... by Ford, Dominic / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
This is not an easy task, however, because as the myth of Phobos and Deimos reminds us, the two faces of fear always go hand-in-hand.
Stress in organizations: between efficiency and the ... by de Vasconcelos, Flavio Carvalho; de Vasconcelos, Isabella Freitas Gouveia; Crubellate, Joao Marcelo / Brazilian Administration Review - BAR
Earlier this year Shell sold control of the Sakhalin 2 project in Siberia to Gazprom but hydrocarbon production is expected to benefit from Deimos in the Gulf of Mexico and Norway's Ormen Lange gas field, where production is under way.
Lower oil production blamed for Royal Dutch Shell profits fall by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
 
 
 
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