- Born
- October 15, 1829
- Died
- November 22, 1907 (aged 78)
- Known as
- astronomer, mathematician, carpenter
Asaph Hall III was an American astronomer who is best known for having discovered the two moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos, in 1877. He determined the orbits of satellites of other planets and of double stars, the rotation of Saturn, and the mass of Mars.
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