What are the names of Mars's two moons discovered by Asaph Hall III?
Phobos and Deimos
Ganymede and Callisto
Titania and Oberon
Charon and Styx
Answer
Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of Mars. They are named after the Greek mythological figures Phobos (fear) and Deimos (terror), who were the sons of Ares, the Greek god of war. Phobos and Deimos are small and irregularly shaped, and they are thought to be captured asteroids.
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