Deimos Mars’ Moon!

From its size and shape, to its orbit, to how it might further humanity across the stars! Join us as we explore Deimos: Mars’ Moon! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe for more videos: Business Enquiries: lorenzovareseaziendale@ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. History Deimos was discovered by Asaph Hall, III at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. on 12 August 1877, at about 07:48 UTC (given in contemporary sources as “11 August 14:40“ Washington Mean Time, using a pre-1925 astronomical convention of beginning a day at noon, so 12 hours must be added to get the actual local mean time). Hall also discovered Phobos on 18 August 1877, at about 09:14 GMT, after deliberately searching for Martian moons. It is named after Deimos, a figure representing dread in Greek mythology. The names, at first spel