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Phobos
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Phoboshas albedo 0.06has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has rotation period 7h39m14shas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has inclination i = 1°.1has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has eccentricity e = 0.021has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has radius about 18 × 22 kmhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has discovery date 1877has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has discoverer A. Hallhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:01.0
has surface composition dust (from Infrared observations)2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
is a part of Mars2001-09-27 09:32:01.0
has orbital period 7h39m14shas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:02.0
has definition The potato-shaped inner satellite of Mars. Phobos lies just outside the Martian Roche limit.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:01.0
is an instance of natural satellite2001-09-27 09:32:01.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
satelliteorbits a more massive physical object2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has approximately elliptical orbit2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has orbital inclinationhas URL: http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Space/Satellites/, has URL: http://www.bester.com/satpasses.html, has URL: http://www.tbs-satellite.com/tse/online, 2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has mass2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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