Deimos

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Deimos
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Deimos in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Deimos
Reference body Mars
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.49555099247 (2006 June 29.87)
Semimajor axis (a) 23457055.8 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0005387693009765
Inclination (i) 27.40921019°
(0.478380963113499 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 80.97357149°
(1.4132554296303)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 386.1935449°
(6.74034890913685 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 407.0245274°
(7.1039181402634 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 6500 m
Mass 1.8×1015 kg
Note *Elements given are from Deimos.cfg (2016)

Deimos is the smaller and outermost moon of Mars. Deimos was discovered by Asaph Hall at the United States Naval Observatory on 12 August 1877. Henry Madan suggested the name Deimos from Greek mythology. It is a sort of potato shaped body about 16 × 12 × 10 km in size, and is tidally locked so that the same side always faces Mars. It's about 12460 km from Mars in an almost circular orbit. Escape speed is about 5.6 m/s so that one could almost jump and leave the body.

Deimos in Orbiter

Deimos has been a part of Orbiter since at least the release of Orbiter 2001.


List of Orbiter versions which include Deimos.

Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Orbiter 2001 O-F Resources 010503 martins Orbiter Download 3 May 2001 Orbiter 2001

Gallery

See also

Deimos at Wikipedia