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    two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are named...
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    Deimos (moon) (redirect from Mars II)
    Deimos /ˈdaɪməs/ (systematic designation: Mars II) is the smaller and outer of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Phobos. Deimos has a mean...
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    Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname "the Red...
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    Phobos (moon) (redirect from Mars I)
    designation: Mars I) is the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos. The two moons were discovered in 1877 by American...
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    stability. Construction of the new ship began with her keel laying in 1877. Mars was launched on 15 November 1879 at the Kaiserliche Werft (Imperial Shipyard)...
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    dessin Le pas du Danube bleu. Caricature de Valio. Le Journal amusant 10 mars 1877 Grandville - A chaque fou plaît sa marotte Émile Moreau-Roi et Paysan...
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    astronomer who is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and...
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    on the planet Mars. These were a network of long straight lines in the equatorial regions from 60° north to 60° south latitude on Mars, observed by astronomers...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1877. 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...
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    Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi kwafje də ʁyze]; 1620 – 12 September 1642) was a favourite of King Louis XIII...
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