Celestial Objects
Phobos
Moon of Mars
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Phobos is the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos, discovered in 1877.
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the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars
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18 August 1877
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It orbits 6,000 km (3,700 mi) from the Martian surface, closer to its primary body than any other known natural satellite to a planet.
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