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The Moons of Mars

The Sky at Night

Season 14Episode 8Aired 1970-07-14
The Moons of Mars

The Moons of Mars

The two tiny Moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are unlike any other astronomical bodies known to us. Too small to be satellites like our Moon - are they asteroids or minor planets? Patrick Moore examines photographs from the Mars probe Mariner 7 and talks about the unique circumstances of these two astronomical dwarfs.