Phobos
Phobos is the largest of Mars' two moons. The other moon is called Deimos. Phobos runs very close to Mars, about 6000 kilometres above the surface. Phobos is relatively small, with a diameter of 22.2 kilometres, and has a mass of about 10,720,000,000,000,000 kg. Phobos is not a round moon, but has an irregular shape. It runs so close to Mars that it gets 1.8 metres closer every century. In 30 to 50 million years, it could crash on Mars and form a crater. But it is also possible that it will fall apart earlier and form a ring around Mars, due to gravity. Scientists think this is more likely.






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