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Phobos and Deimos are very, very tiny. The diameter of the Moon is 2,160 miles. The diameter of Phobos is 14 miles. Deimos is 8 miles. (For scale, Mars' diam
by JauntTrooper 7y ago
Phobos and Deimos are very, very tiny.
The diameter of the Moon is 2,160 miles. The diameter of Phobos is 14 miles. Deimos is 8 miles.
(For scale, Mars' diameter is 4,200 miles).
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoThat is the point. It's easy to land and get off a tiny moon and there is material to make a habitat out of rather than sending it all from Earth.