Phobos is the innermost, larger moon of the two satellites of Mars. Phobos orbits Mars every 7 hours, 39 minutes and 12 seconds. With a mass of ten trillion tons and a mean diameter of 22 kilometers — the length of Manhattan Island, the escape speed from Phobos is only 11.4 meters per second. This is equivalent to 41 kilometers per hour, a fifth of the speed achievable by the Tesla Cybertruck. In other words, a fast car could lift off from a runway on the surface of Phobos. This makes Phobos an excellent port for shipping cargos between Earth…
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