Phobos
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- proper noun
- /ˈfoʊbəs/
- Images captured by satellites reveal the surface of Phobos is covered in fine dust.
- Phobos circles Mars
- moon Phobos
- Martian moon Phobos
Examples
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The rover collected samples on Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons.
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He's marooned on Phobos, and we don't have enough fuel to pick him up.
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International project to study Mars and its moon Phobos.
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The rescue ship landed here on Phobos.
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But on Mars you would see something extraordinary, since Phobos goes around faster than Mars does.
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It turns out they landed on Phobos.
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We've seen other views of Phobos, the larger of Mars' two moons.
Blog text (24) -
We've landed on Phobos.
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In his book Genesis Revisited, Sitchin recounts a hushed-up event regarding the loss, in 1989, of a Soviet spacecraft, Phobos 2, sent to explore Mars and its moonlet Phobos.
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Astronomers believe that studying Phobos may help us understand the formation of the solar system.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phobos comes from the ancient Greek word phobos, meaning 'fear' or 'panic'. Mars's moon was given this name because Mars is the god of war and his companion was called Fear, so the moon's name links to 'fear' and to the English word phobia, which means a strong fear.