Phobos and Deimos in fiction Swift. In recognition of these mentions, many geological features of Phobos and Deimos are named after characters and places from "Gulliver's Travels", including among others "Laputa Regio" and "Lagado Planitia" on Phobos, and craters Swift and Voltaire on Deimos. Phobos and Deimos in fiction Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Due to their small size, both moons were discovered only in 1877, by astronomer Asaph Hall. Nevertheless, they frequently feature in works of science fiction. Some of the earliest mentions of Mars's moons in fiction predate their discovery. In Jonathan Swift's famous satire "Gulliver's Travels" (1726), the astronomers of
Mars One developing the technology needed, it is unclear what the astronauts would be training for. Mars One has stated that the teams selected will be undergoing a battery of training, ranging from psycho-social skills to engineering and scientific observation. Mars One funding comes from astronaut application fees, donations, undisclosed private investment, intellectual property (IP) rights, and mostly, the potential sale of future broadcasting rights. Over three quarters of the funds would reportedly go to concept design studies. Mars One states that "income from donations and merchandise have not been used to pay salaries". To date, no financial records have been released