Phobos (moon)

Phobos (systematic designation: Mars I) is the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos. Both were discovered in 1877.

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Appearances

Variants

The following list is of explicit appearances of Phobos.

Year	Name	Appearance	Notes
1930	Phobos	Buck Rogers, 2430 A.D., author Philip Francis Nowlan and artist Dick Calkins	Astronomical Navigator and Gravitationist Bob Byron took control of the Satellite, using the power of the ship's rockets to slow the moon's rotation. Having slowed the moon's speed only a trifle, Phobos began to fall towards Mars. The Satellite then lifted off from Phobos' surface before it hit the Martian atmosphere, and crashed into the surface of the planet with enough force to jar the entire planet. This destroyed the space fleet of the Tiger Men of Mars and prevented the forecasted invasion of Earth.

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• Phobos on Wikipedia