Deimos: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Article updated. | Jul 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: EDP Sciences - Astronomy and Astrophysics - Insights into the origins of Phobos and Deimos based on a spectral comparison with small bodies and Martian materials (PDF). | Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 13, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA - Deimos. | Jan 28, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: ESA Kids - Phobos and Deimos. | Dec 11, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: KidsAstronomy.com - The Moons of Mars. | Dec 11, 2014 | ||
| Orbital period changed from 30 hours 18 minutes to 30 hours 17 minutes. Mean distance changed from 23,459 to 23,458 km. Mean density changed from "less than two" to "about 1.5" grams per cubic centimetre. | Nov 06, 2012 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nine Planets - Phobos. | Jun 08, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 09, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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