A natural satellite is described as a celestrial body that orbits a planet, and isn't artificial, so Phobos fits the bill. Size doesn't really matter. I think Saturn has a Moonlet thats like 14 ft or something crazy, I can't remember. Haha.
You are right though! It's theorized that Mars pulled both of its Moons out of the Asteroid belt many years ago, so they are both captured asteroids!
congrats on being WRONG.
A moon is any orbiting celestial body that is natural, a captured asteroid that does not meet the definition of a binary system, (a binary system would be two celestial objects of planetary mass orbiting each other) fits this definition, thus it IS a moon.
stupid.
Mars has 2 moons Phobos and Demios.
Both are believed to be captured asteroids, however that doesn't invalidate them from being a moon.
A moon is an celestial body orbiting another body.
Planets can be considered moons to the sun.
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