A Rare Look at Mars’ Mysterious Moon, Deimos! 🌑 This stunning infrared sequence, captured during Hera’s gravity-assist flyby on March 12, 2025, shows Deimos drifting across the face of Mars – a sight rarely seen. Unlike its host planet, Deimos is airless and absorbs heat quickly, making it appear hotter and brighter than Mars in these images. Though it looks like the moon is moving northward, Hera was actually speeding past Deimos from north to south at the time. With its dark, heat-absorbing s

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204K views · 2K reactions | Mars has two small, irregularly shaped moons, Phobos and Deimos, thought to be captured asteroids, named for the Greek mythological figures of fear and terror, companions to the god of war (Ares/Mars). Phobos orbits very close and fast, spiraling inward to eventually break apart, while Deimos is farther out and slower, appearing more star-like. Simulation via Space Engine | Galaxies Video | Facebook