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 Deimos (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The names were suggested by Henry Madan (1838–1901), Science Master of Eton, from Book XV of the Iliad, where Ares (the Roman god Mars) summons Dread (Deimos) and Fear (Phobos).
Deimos is probably an asteroid that was perturbed by Jupiter into an orbit that allowed it to be captured by Mars, though this hypothesis is still in some dispute.
Deimos (IPA /ˈdaɪməs/ or /ˈdiːməs/; Greek Δείμος: "Dread"), is the smaller and outermost of Mars’ two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deimos_(moon)   (785 words)

  
 Sea and Sky's Tour of the Solar System: Deimos
Deimos was named after Terror, another of the charioteers of the Roman god, Mars.
In Greek mythology, Deimos is one of the sons of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus).
Like Phobos, Deimos is believed to be composed of a mixture of ice and carbon-rich rock like that found in the C-type asteroids in the outer asteroid belt.
http://www.seasky.org/solarsystem/sky3e3.html   (346 words)

  
 The Page of Doom: Deimos
The moon was named Deimos (Terror) after the myological companions of the god of war.
When you start the second episode of Doom "The Shores of Hell" you are at the base in a crater on Deimos ("DEE mos"), the smaller of the two moons of Mars.
Landscape of Deimos against Hell as pictured in Doom
http://www.doomworld.com/pageofdoom/deimos.html   (314 words)

  
 Mars' Moon Deimos
Mars II Deimos [DEE-mos] (panic) is a moon of Mars and was named after an attendant of the Roman war god Mars.
Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials.
This image is a photomosaic of Deimos, the outer satellite of Mars.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/deimos.htm   (297 words)

  
 Deimos-(moon).htm
The two moons of Mars, Deimos (moon)Deimos and moon)Phobos, appear to be Amor asteroids that were captured by the Red Planet.
Mars has two tiny natural moons, moon)Phobos and Deimos (moon)Deimos, which orbit very close to the planet and are thought to be captured asteroids.
It is named after Mars, the Roman god of war (Ares in Greek mythology).
http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/D/Deimos-(moon).htm   (963 words)

  
 Animefringe: Features: Bride of Deimos
Well, with the exception that the hapless female is the destined bride of the Demon Deimos -- God of Fear -- of the times of Olympus looking for a body for his sister/lover.
The first volume explodes with that question, if Deimos is indeed falling in love with the kind, sincere Minako and falling out of love with his now bitter and twisted sister Venus.
The story of Bride of Deimos revolves mainly around Minako and her newfound adventures as her life becomes surrounded by magic, spirits and other dark creations.
http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/04/feature/06   (614 words)

  
 Deimos and Phobos (Olympian gods, Terror and Fear)
Occupation: (Deimos) God of Terror, (Phobos) God of Fear
Powers: Deimos and Phobos presumably possess the classic powers of a god, including superhuman strength (Class 25), durability, etc., as well as immunity to the effects of disease and aging.
However, Strange sent his allies a symbol that inspired their courage, and allowed them to throw off the restraining holds of the two gods.
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/demphb.htm   (708 words)

  
 The Moons of Mars: Phobos and Deimos - Red Colony Article
Rumored about for years by Kepler and others, they were finally discovered by Asaph Hall, and named after after the chariot horses of Mars, the Roman god of war.
Deimos has a smoother appearance caused by the partial filling of some of its craters.
Phobos (fear) and Deimos (panic) were discovered using the telescope at the U.S. Naval Observatory, where Hall was an astronomer.
http://www.redcolony.com/art.php?id=0102260   (496 words)

  
 NASA's Solar System Exploration: Planets: Mars: Moons: Deimos
Named after the Roman god of dread, Deimos is the smaller of Mars' two moons.
Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials, similar to that of asteroids found in the outer asteroid belt.
Deimos also has a thick regolith, perhaps as deep as 100 meters, formed as meteorites pulverized pounded the surface.
http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mar_Deimos   (198 words)

  
 BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Deimos
Phobos and Deimos were sons of the Greek god of war.
Deimos can be seen from the Earth with a good telescope.
Deimos is one of the two moons orbiting the planet Mars
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/mars/deimos.shtml   (261 words)

  
 Mars Exploration: Mars: Extreme Planet
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.
Mars has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos.
The moons appear to have surface materials similar to many asteroids in the outer asteroid belt, which leads most scientists to believe that Phobos and Deimos are captured asteroids.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/facts/moons.html   (86 words)

  
 PSIgate - Physical Sciences Information Gateway: Search/Browse Results
Deimos Mars II Deimos [DEE-mos] (panic) is a moon of Mars and was named after an attendant of the Roman war god Mars.
Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials.
The major, named moon systems are: Earth: Luna (The Moon) Mars: Deimos, Phobos Jupiter: Adrastea, Amalthea, Ananke, Callisto, Carme, Elara, Europa, Ganymede, Himalia, Io, Leda, Lysithea, Metis, Pasiphae,...
http://www.psigate.ac.uk/roads/cgi-bin/search_webcatalogue.pl?term1=Deimos&limit=0   (818 words)

  
 Deimos and Phobos (Olympian gods, Terror and Fear)
Occupation: (Deimos) God of Terror, (Phobos) God of Fear
"Phobos and Deimos are the Greek-mythological sons of the war god Ares, who first appeared in Thor @129, though their defeat by Thor and Hercules has yet to be recorded elsewhere.
In real world mythology, Deimos and Phobos are indeed the children of Aphrodite, not Nox, by Ares.
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/demphb.htm   (708 words)

  
 Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mars has two tiny natural moons, Phobos and Deimos, which orbit very close to the planet and are thought to be captured asteroids.
The Romans were the ones to give Mars its modern name, after their god of war.
This symbol is a stylized representation of the shield and spear of the god Mars, and in biology it is used as a sign for the male sex.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_(planet)   (4336 words)

  
 Mars Exploration: Mars: Extreme Planet
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.
Mars has two small moons: Phobos and Deimos.
The moons appear to have surface materials similar to many asteroids in the outer asteroid belt, which leads most scientists to believe that Phobos and Deimos are captured asteroids.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/facts/moons.html   (86 words)

  
 Mars: Moons
Mars has two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, both of them thought to be captured asteroids.
Like its companion Phobos, Deimos is likely a captured asteroid, similar in color to the carbonaceous asteroids found in the outer portions of the asteroid belt.
In Greek "Phobos" means "fear" and "Deimos" means "terror," appropriate names for the companions of the god of war.
http://www.space.com/reference/mars/moons.html   (291 words)

  
 THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE
Simply we state that we believe that Phobos and Deimos, in addition to numerous other bodies, likely natural and created, are in dynamic orbits above the Earth.
Phobos and Deimos are respectively approximately ten and five miles in diameter.
Thank God for the Internet, it has been a boon to human connection and understanding.
http://www.tmgnow.com/repository/cometary/76P_phobos1.html   (12250 words)

  
 Ares Unlimited Free Music Downloads
On the battlefield Ares was accompanied by Phobos ("Fear") and Deimos ("Terror"), two lesser divinities who are sometimes given as his sons.
The Greek god of war and battle and the instigator of violence, a son of Zeus and Hera.
Because of his cruel and war-like nature he was despised by all the gods, even his own father disliked him.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ares.html   (310 words)

  
 Asaph Hall --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It was discovered telescopically with its companion moon, Deimos, by the American astronomer Asaph Hall in 1877 and named for one of the sons of Ares, the Greek counterpart of the Roman god Mars.
It was discovered telescopically with its companion moon, Phobos, by the American astronomer Asaph Hall in 1877 and named for one of the sons of Ares, the Greek counterpart of the Roman god Mars.
Phobos is a small, irregular rocky object with a crater-scarred, grooved surface.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9038905&ref=news0105   (805 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: FAMILY OF ARES
SIRED: DEIMOS and PHOBOS Gods of Fear and Terror; EROS and ANTEROS Gods of Love and Love-Reciprocated; HARMONIA Goddess of Harmony; ENYALIOS War-God
Many of the children of Ares are linked to the god by ancient authors with only the briefest of genealogical references, and the stories of their births are either lost or were never expanded upon.
ARES was the great OLYMPIAN GOD of war, manliness and violence.
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AresFamily.html   (2794 words)

  
 APOD: 2001 August 18 - Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
Deimos, whose names are derived from the Greek for Fear and Panic.
Explanation: Mars, the red planet named for the Roman god of war, has two tiny moons,
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010818.html   (199 words)

  
 Greek Mythology: THE FAMILY OF APHRODITE
SIRED: DEIMOS and PHOBOS Gods of Fear and Terror; HARMONIA Goddess of Harmony
Priapos was a god native the Mysian city of Lampsakos.
APHRODITE and THE KINGDOMS OF E. : DIONYSOS God or ZEUS God
http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/AphroditeFamily.html   (815 words)

  
 The Moons of Mars
He named them Phobos and Deimos after the sons of Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology (in Roman mythology his name is Mars).
Phobos and Deimos were Ares' sons by the goddess Aphrodite and served as his chariot attendants.
An asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and is composed of small planetary objects that may have failed to accrete into a larger planet.
http://aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov/CAS/lessons/L9/20.HTM   (357 words)

  
 Ares * The Immortals * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
Ares was the father of Deimos (Fear) and Phobos (Terror), among others.
Disliked by most Olympians but loved by Aphrodite, Ares was a god of action and determination.
He is most often confused with the Roman god, Mars.
http://www.messagenet.com/myths/bios/ares.html   (2482 words)

  
 Martian UFO!!!!!! - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum
Notice how irregular its shape is. Perhaps the upper "object" in the thread-leading image is Deimos, God of Panic flanked by Mars' second satellite Phobos, God of Fear!
Another explanation might be that Mars has two very small odd-shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos.
If the UFO was not a shooting a star then it could have been one of seven out-of-commission spacecraft that still orbit Mars.
http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?p=199972#post199972   (1146 words)

  
 DiscoverThePlanets.Com - Mars, The 4th Planet from the Sun!
Deimos (meaning panic) was named after an attendant of the Roman war god, Mars.
Like its sister satellite Phobos, Deimos appears to be a C-class asteroid that was captured in the remote past by the Martian gravitational field.
However, it displays none of the grooves and crater chains found on Phobos, while many of its craters are less distinct, probably because of infilling by crater ejecta that may lie tens of meters thick on the surface.
http://www.discovertheplanets.com/mars/marsmoons/Deimos.html   (154 words)

  
 Project Deimos
I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings and while with silent lifting mind I've trod the high, untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Project Deimos was a Mars expedition proposed by Philip Bono in the mid-1960's.
It would use the huge Rombus single-stage-to-orbit booster, refuelled in earth orbit, as the propulsion system to Mars and back.
http://www.astronautix.com/craft/proeimos.htm   (631 words)

  
 NASA's Solar System Exploration: Planets: Mars: Moons: Phobos
Phobos and Deimos appears to be composed of C-type rock, similar to blackish carbonaceous chondrite asteroids.
Phobos, named after a messenger of the Roman god of war, is the larger of Mars' two moons and 27 by 22 by 18 km in diameter.
Measurements of the day and night sides of Phobos show such extreme temperature variations that the sunlit side of the moon rivals a pleasant winter day in Chicago, while only a few kilometers away, on the dark side of the moon, the climate is more harsh than a night in Antarctica.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mar_Phobos   (346 words)

  
 * Deimos - (Astronomy): Definition
Mars II Deimos [DEE-mos] (panic) is a moon of Mars and was named after an attendant of the Roman war god Mars.
If all of the planets are named after Roman gods, why is it that the moons of Mars (the Roman god of war) are Deimos and Phobos (the sons of the Greek God of war)?
Deimos is a satellite of the planet Mars.
http://www.mimihu.com/astronomy/deimos.html   (715 words)

  
 Deimos and Phobos (Olympian gods, Terror and Fear)
Occupation: (Deimos) God of Terror, (Phobos) God of Fear
"Phobos and Deimos are the Greek-mythological sons of the war god Ares, who first appeared in Thor @129, though their defeat by Thor and Hercules has yet to be recorded elsewhere.
However, Strange sent his allies a symbol that inspired their courage, and allowed them to throw off the restraining holds of the two gods.
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/demphb.htm   (708 words)

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