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  • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nztoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldmogged
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    1 month ago

    Both Mars’ moons (Phobos and Deimos) are asteroids. They’re really small.

    “Hydrostatic equilibrium” is the term (I think) for when a body is massive enough for its gravity to pull it into a spheroid. E.g. Ceres is about 950km in diameter and is ‘round’.