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	Encyclopedia Mythica: The celestial bodies
		In Greek mythology Ananke was the personification of unalterable necessity, or fate.
		In Greek mythology Tethys was the personification of the fertile ocean; wife of Oceanus.
		In Greek mythology Dysnomia is a daughter of Eris and a daemon of lawlessness.
	www.pantheon.org /miscellaneous/celestial_bodies.html (1607 words)

	Welcome to the Planets Version
		Deimos -- In Greek mythology, a son of Ares (Mars) who, with brother Phobos, was a constant companion to his father.
		Iapetus -- In Greek mythology, a son of Uranus and Gaea.
		In Greek mythology, god of the sky, mate of the goddess of the Earth, and father of the Titans.
	pds.jpl.nasa.gov /planets/special/glossary.htm (2887 words)

	Deimos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deimos (mythology), one of the sons of Ares and Aphrodite in Greek mythology.
		Deimos (moon), the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons.
		Deimos (comics), villain for the Warlord in the comic series of the same name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deimos (130 words)

	The Tour >> Lacus Solitudinis >> Moon Mythology >> Other Characters
		Deimos is one of Rei's crows (and in the manga a guardian of Sailor Mars).
		Mythology: Luna is the goddess of the moon and is considered to be the equivalent to the Greek moon goddess Selene.
		Mythology: Pegasus was the winged horse, born of Poseidon and Medusa.
	thetour.animehunters.com /lacussolitudinis/myth_others.html (1216 words)

	Deimos - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Deimos (astronomy), outermost of two small moons orbiting the planet Mars.
		Deimos, is the smaller and outermost of Mars’ two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology.
		Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons.
	encarta.msn.com /Deimos.html (197 words)

	ScienceDaily: Deimos (moon)
		Deimos is probably an asteroid that was perturbed by Jupiter into an orbit that allowed it to be captured by Mars, though this hypothesis is still in some dispute.
		Deimos is composed of rock rich in carbonaceous material, much like C-type asteroids and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
		Deimos (moon) -- Deimos is probably an asteroid that was perturbed by Jupiter into an orbit that allowed it to be captured by Mars, though this hypothesis is still in some dispute.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/Deimos_(moon) (1527 words)

	Deimos
		Mars II Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons.
		In Greek mythology, Deimos is one of the sons of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus); "deimos" is Greek for "panic".
		Deimos and Phobos are probably asteroids perturbed by Jupiter into orbits that allowed them to be captured by Mars.
	www.nineplanets.org /deimos.html (135 words)

	Deimos
		Deimos ("DEE mos") is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons.
		Deimos and Phobos (Marses other moon) may be composed of carbon-rich rock like C-type asteroids.
		Phobos and Deimos may someday be useful as "space stations" from which to study Mars or as intermediate stops to and from the Martian surface; especially if the presence of ice is confirmed.
	www.users.zetnet.co.uk /pete/Deimos.htm (151 words)

	Deimos
		Deimos is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons.
		Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials.
		In Greek mythology, Deimos is one of the sons of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus); "deimos" is Greek for "panic".
	library.thinkquest.org /19455/Demios.htm (190 words)

	Deimos (moon) - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Deimos (IPA /ˈdaɪməs/ or /ˈdiːməs/; Greek Δείμος: "Dread"), is the smaller and outermost of Mars’ two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology.
		Deimos was discovered on August 12, 1877 at about 07:48 UTC (given in contemporary sources as "August 11 14:40" Washington mean time using the old astronomical convention of beginning a day at noon, so 12 hours must be added to get the actual local mean time).
		Deimos is probably an asteroid that was perturbed by Jupiter into an orbit that allowed it to be captured by Mars, though this hypothesis is still in some dispute.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Deimos_(moon) (854 words)

	Deimos (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Greek mythology, Deimos ("dread") was the personification of dread.
		He, his brother Phobos, and the goddess Enyo accompanied Ares into battle, as well as his father's attendants, Trembling and Panic.
		Asaph Hall, who discovered the moons of Mars, named one Deimos, and the other Phobos.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deimos_(mythology) (99 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Mars
		It is named after Mars, the god of war in Roman mythology (the counterpart to Ares, the god of war in Greek mythology) because of its red color as viewed in the night sky.
		Deimos, on the other hand, is far enough away that its orbit is being slowly boosted instead.
		Both satellites were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall, and are named after the characters Phobos and Deimos in Greek mythology, sons of the Greek god Ares.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Mars (2791 words)

	MARS’S SATELLITE II
		The tiny moon is made of dark, carbon-rich rocks that are common in the outer asteroid belt, a group of asteroids that orbits between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
		The moon is named for a character in Greek mythology, who was the son of the war god Ares and the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite.
		In Roman mythology, Deimos was an attendant of the war god Mars.
	www.geocities.com /beyondearth2001/deimos.htm (389 words)

	Quia - Class Page - Sailor Moon Mythology
		Selene Myth Origin: Greek Character: Princess Serenity Mythology Selene was the goddess of the moon and is most famous for her love of the shepard Endymion.
		Artemis is the goddess of the wilderness, the hunt and wild animals, and fertility (she became a goddess of fertility and childbirth mainly in cities).
		Deimos ("fear") is considered as a son of Ares, and brother of Phobos.
	www.quia.com /pages/sailormoonmythology.html (4751 words)

	Moons of the Four Inner Planets (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Deimos is also made of carbon-rich rocks, but like Phobos, it has low density and is believed to contain some water ice.
		Deimos was named after a character in Greek mythology, the son of the god Ares and Aphrodite.
		In Roman mythology Deimos was an attendant of Mars.
	www.newton.mec.edu /Bigelow/classroom/hayes/astronomy/hayesstudentwork/D_web/home_wd.htm (839 words)

	Wikijunior Solar System/Mars/Deimos - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
		Deimos is one of the smallest moons in the solar system at only 12 km in diameter, or about 1/2 the diameter of Phobos.
		Because Deimos is so tiny and relatively far away from Mars as well, the portion of the Sun that is covered by Deimos during an eclipse is very small, and from the perspective of somebody standing on the ground on Mars would hardly even be noticed.
		Deimos is named after the Greek son of Ares (the Greek name for Mars), who is also called "panic" or even "dread".
	en.wikibooks.org /wiki/Wikijunior_Solar_System/Mars/Deimos (803 words)

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		In Greek mythology Rhea was the sister and wife of Cronus (Saturn) and the mother of Demeter, Hades (Pluto), Hera, Hestia, Poseidon (Neptune), and Zeus (Jupiter).
		In Greek mythology Iapetus was a Titan, the son of Uranus, the father of Prometheus and Atlas and an ancestor of the human race.
		In Greek mythology, Triton is a god of the sea, the son of Poseidon (Neptune); usually portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish.
	webusers.astro.umn.edu /~tdelaney/teach/funsolsys.html (732 words)

	Mars Main Index/Science/Geological History/Moons of Mars
		In Greek mythology, Phobos and Deimos are the sons of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus); "phobos" and "deimos" are Greek for "fear" and "panic"; fitting sons of the god of war.
		Deimos, with dimensions of 7.5 x 6.1 x 5.5 km, is similar to Phobos in composition, but with a smoother surface.
		To account for the fact that the surfaces of Phobos and Deimos are not similar to Mars in composition, accretion theory proposes that the carbonaceous chondrite is regolith, a layer of dust having accumulated outside a denser sattelite.
	calspace.ucsd.edu /Mars99/docs/library/science/geological_history/moons1.html (2308 words)

	Encyclopedia Uselessia -- Deimos
		Deimos (dye'-mus or dee'-mus) is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology.
		Deimos was discovered on August 12, 1877 at about 07:48 UTC along with Phobos.
		When Deimos passes in front of the Sun its angular diameter is only about 2.5 times the angular diameter for Venus during a transit of Venus from Earth.
	www.greatplay.net /uselessia/articles/deimos.html (332 words)

	Deimos (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Deimos is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons, at a distance of 23,459 km from the planet.
		Both Deimos and Mars' other moon Phobos are composed of carbon-rich rock (similar to the C-type asteroids) and ice.
		Deimos was discovered in August 10, 1877 by the American astronomer Asaph Hall.
	www.wolaver.org /Space/deimos.htm (119 words)

	Deimos
		In Greek mythology, Deimos is one of the sons of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus).
		Phobos and Deimos were carefully plotted and positioned to function as second hands in their roles as timekeepers of the Cesium second.
		The surface of Deimos is covered with craters and a layer of rock and dust, known as regolith, made from impacts from meteorite in the past, but from a distance it looks relatively smooth.
	www.lycos.com /info/deimos--science-master.html (556 words)

	/moonpalace/
		Phobos and Deimos attacked Usagi and this led Rei to think Usagi was an evil spirit, so Rei tried to exocise her.
		In Greek mythology, Phobos and Deimos are sons of Ares - both by Aphrodite, the goddess of love.
		Deimos means "dread" and Phobos means "fright." Both Phobos and Deimos accompanied Ares into battle, like Phobos and Deimos the crows often follow Sailor Mars into battle.
	www.reisei-sa.net /moonpalace/sailorma.html (511 words)

	Final Gallery
		Phobos and Deimos are the sons of Ares (Mars) and Aphrodite (Venus); “phobos”; and “deimos” are Greed for “fear” and “panic” – fitting names for the sons of the god of war.
		Deimos has a mass of 1.8 x 10^15 kg and a radius of 7.5 x 6.1 x 5.5 km.
		In contrast to the smooth appearance of Deimos, the surface of Phobos is covered in sharp, fresh-looking craters of all sizes.
	aerospacescholars.jsc.nasa.gov /has/Students/finalGall.cfm?id=639 (1191 words)

	ipedia.com: Deimos (moon) Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Deimos ("DAY mos") is the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moonss, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology.
		Deimos is probably an asteroid that was perturbed by Jupiter into an orbit that allowed it to be captured by Mars, though this theory is still in some dispute.
		However, the orbital period of Deimos of about 30.5 hours exceeds the Martian solar day ("sol") of about 24.5 hours by such a small amount that it takes 2.7 days between rising and setting for an equatorial observer.
	www.ipedia.com /deimos__moon_.html (518 words)

	Mars and Deimos
		Like it's larger companion Phobos, Deimos does not possess enough mass to pull itself into a sphere; its shape instead is oblong with a length of about 10 miles and only 6 miles wide at its smallest dimension.
		Deimos (Greek for terror/dread) is named after the son of Ares (Roman Mars) and Aphrodite (Roman Venus) from Greek Mythology.
		Deimos was discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in 1877.
	www.arcadiastreet.com /cgvistas/mars_045.htm (277 words)

	Mars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and oddly-shaped and are possibly captured asteroids.
		Both satellites were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall, and are named after the characters Phobos (panic/fear) and Deimos (terror/dread) who, in Greek mythology, accompanied their father Ares, god of war, into battle.
		Mars in Roman mythology was the God of War and patron of warriors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mars_(planet) (3875 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Space - Deimos
		Deimos is one of the two moons orbiting the planet Mars
		Unlike Mars' other moon, Phobos, the surface of Deimos is smooth and mostly featureless.
		Phobos and Deimos were sons of the Greek god of war.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/space/solarsystem/mars/deimos.shtml (261 words)

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