Deimos in 3D — live position and orbit

Mars' smaller outer moon, a dark irregular body with a slow synchronous orbit.

Deimos is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Deimos; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

6.2 km

Mass

1.48 × 10¹⁵ kg

Surface gravity

0.00 m/s²

Mean temperature

-40 °C

Orbits

Mars

Distance from the Sun

0.000 AU

Orbital period

1.26 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0