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Mars' Tiny Potato-Shaped Moons Phobos and Deimos Highlighted Ahead of Kickstarter

Original: Posting cool # space # facts until the Atlas Rush # Kickstarter : Mars' 2 moons, Phobos & Deimos are so tiny that they c

Ahead of the Atlas Rush Kickstarter campaign, a space fact has been shared noting that Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, are so small they cannot reach hydrostatic equilibrium and stay irregular rather than round. Phobos, the larger of the two, is only 0.6% the size of Earth's moon, giving both a potato-like shape rather than a typical spherical one.

Why now: The fact is being shared as part of a countdown series promoting the upcoming Atlas Rush Kickstarter campaign.

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• Posting cool # space # facts until the Atlas Rush # Kickstarter : Mars' 2 moons, Phobos & Deimos are so tiny that they can't reach hydrostatic equilibrium (become round). Phobos, the larger one, is only 0.6% the size of our moon. Their shape is more like a potato than a moon.… · bupgames · 4

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