Deimos size and scale context

Deimos is the smaller, outer moon of Mars, only about 12 kilometers across. Its dusty regolith softens many of its craters, giving this dark asteroid-like moon a smoother face than its larger sibling Phobos. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

52246 DonaldjohansonC-type main-belt asteroid·8.8 km
Halley's CometComet nucleus·11 km
DeimosSmall irregular moon·12 km
951 GaspraS-type main-belt asteroid·18.2 km

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