Phobos

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Phobos : Sol 4a

Orbits Mars, in Sol system.

Type

Moon

Classification

Planetary Moon

Affiliation

UEE

Habitable

No

Starmap ID

2757

Starmap code

SOL.MOONS.PHOBOS

Other sites

Official sites

Starmap

Galactapedia

Only 6,000 kilometers away, Phobos orbits Mars so fast that it appears to rise in the west and set in the east twice every Martian day.

In 30-50 million years, Phobos will be pulled into Mars's gravitational field, destroying the moon.

References

Locations in the

Sol system

Landing zones

MoscowNew YorkPort RenatusShanghai

Space stations

IAS HammettIMS BolliverINS DunleavyTDD Kesner

Stars

Sol (star)

Planets

EarthJupiterMarsMercury (planet)NeptunePlutoSaturnUranusVenus

Moons

ArielCallistoCharon (moon)DeimosDioneEuropaGanymedeIapetusIoLunaMirandaOberon (moon)PhobosRheaTethysTitanTitaniaUmbriel

Asteroids

Jovian RingsKuiper BeltRings of NeptuneRings of SaturnRings of Uranus

Jump points

Sol - CroshawSol - Davien