Deimos

Deimos — moon orbiting Mars, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Deimos in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

Mars’s tiny outer moon — from the surface it would look like a bright, slow star.

Radius

6.2 km

Orbit

23k km from Mars

Period

1.26 days

Size

~12 km across

Explore Deimos in 3D

Cosmoscope places Deimos in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.