In Greek mythology, Deimos and Phobos were Ares' sons, who would accompany him onto the battlefield. Deimos' name means "terror" or "dread." Discovery of the moon Deimos Moons are rare in the ...

Phobos and Deimos – these names from Greek mythology were given to the moons of our neighbouring planet Mars, discovered in 1877 by the US astronomer Asaph Hall. Besides Earth's Moon, they are the ...

The moon was named in 1877 by astronomer Asaph Hall after the god of fear and panic in Greek mythology, Phobos. This is not the first time a NASA rover has witnessed Phobos blocking the Sun's rays.