what color are the twoo moons of mars?
2007-03-27 11:37:36 · 4 answers · asked by molly 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Phobos and Deimos are the two irregularly shaped moons of Mars. They are not highly reflective, so 'colors' are not generally associated with these two objects.
2007-03-27 11:43:17 · answer #1 · answered by AuntLala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A color picture of Phobos by the Viking spacecraft. Phobos has an average diameter of 22 kilometers. The orbit of Phobos is decaying - Phobos is getting closer and closer to Mars. In about the next 50 million years Phobos might be torn apart by Mars and become a ring around Mars.
http://www.the-planet-mars.com/phobos-deimos/phobos-moon.htm
A color picture of Deimos by the Viking spacecraft. Deimos has an average diameter of 14 kilometers. Asaph Hall discovered Phobos and Deimos in 1877. Deimos appears much smoother than Phobos because material from its surface partially fills and covers many of its impact craters,
http://www.the-planet-mars.com/phobos-deimos/deimos.htm
2007-03-27 12:54:04 · answer #2 · answered by indiandiva2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gray.
Here's a link to pictures:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/facts/moons.html
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2007-03-27 11:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gray.
2007-03-28 02:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by neutron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋