#solarballs deimos

[callistosposts]

Mars and his punk children

[conflictedemma]

Mars and his little moons!!!

and..

The Ice Giants!!

[shinewerst]

One of my favorite moments. This is probably going to be a really cool arc.

[nightsunecilpse]

astropomorphize inner celestial bodies.

Gravitating towards solarballs as of late.

[neptunesringz]

eras au characters because i’ve been focusing on the ice giants for a bit

next thing to look forward to(i think): “Introduction to Era III - Rockies”, “Vulcan and Hermes.”

era 3, or the “proto” era, will be most heavily covered as it has the most events and is a favorite in the solarballs fandom!

[tfemluna]

hmm i think for fathers day i will draw planet mars as an ouppy dog

i like this guy and his problem children

[yennswishes1]

solar BALL!!!!!

[epicdude1268]

Mars n phobos n deimos

[drahornet]

"I'll talk to you two later"

a little fun detail I included is some of the current Mars orbiters those being

Mars Odyssey (ODY), NASA Mars Express (MEX), ESA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), NASA MAVEN (MVN), NASA ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

i forgot the Emirates Mars Mission (Hope), UAESA, and the Tianwen 1 orbiter, CNSA

my bad

and also didn't include the non-functional that might still be in orbit,

[mathispunk]

can't think of a caption. i love them dearly

[sstarrfishh]

Solarballs photo dump pt 2

[callistosposts]

my favoritemoons...

[mio00-00]

Necesito más Marte siendo mamá luchona 😔✊🏻

[shinewerst]

If any of you ever ask me how it’s possible to draw continents so poorly, I’ll tell you how a year ago I passed my geography exam with flying colors

[nightsunecilpse]

Mars isn't a good planet to his moons. He isn't pushy or demanding like Earth was with Luna but he is neglectful. When Mars was playing asteroid dodgeball, his moons were almost hit by an asteroid. With the same asteroid, Mars carelessly swung it around his orbit. They are smaller than the asteroid, they wouldn't have survived getting hit. But when Luna is hit, he goes to check if he's okay. Dude, what about your moons? This kinda gives an example of Mars' ignorance and hypocritical tendencies.

During the whole Moon Revolution arc, Mars didn't even notice his moons were missing. If he did know they were gone, then he didn't seem to worry about their whereabouts. Not that he doesn't care about them he just appears to be nonchalant about their welfare. Both Phobos and Deimos love Mars and he is kind to them at least. However, there is too little interaction with each other to truly understand their dynamics. But, their lack of interaction could be their dynamic. It might even explain Phobos and Deimo's behaviors; it's caused by a lack of guidance.

Dissecting the interactions with the other planets' comments on his moons, his reaction is to take offense on his part and not on his moon's behalf. When Venus was taunting Mars about his moons, Mars' first retort was Venus was simply jealous that he had moons and he didn't. For a planet that supposedly cares about what the moons are going through, he doesn't seem to show it. He got mad at Earth for saying moons should know their place yet never attempted to engage with them or include them in conversations. Mars is just as bad as the other planets' treatment of their moons. Earth didn't think what he said was that bad because the stigma was true; he just said the quiet thing out loud. Mars, unpremeditated, sees his moons as trophies and forgets they're there whenever he's not reminding others he has them. His inability to see his hypocrisy in the treatment of his moons reflects the same poor behavior he criticizes in others.

Looking closer at Phobos and Deimos dynamics, it can piece together how Mars brought up its moons. For instance, they can be identical in personality at times but Phobos (the bigger moon) is the one more in charge. Like an older sibling close in age, he's a bit bossy but comforting when the time comes. He seems to get frustrated with Deimos whenever he's socially unaware, and he is a bit more manic than him too. Deimos, on the other hand, is more naive and possibly smarter than Phobos. The two behave as a unit Phobos being the main driver and Deimos riding shotgun. However, it can be assumed Phobos does not enjoy being clumped together with Deimos. While Deimos exclaims as the moons of Mars, they should stay together before Phobos protests on their way to talk to the Sun. Both are also fixed with hyperactive feral behavior and are described by others as weird or insane. Together, this semi-paints the picture they are taking care of themselves and/or Mars is encouraging their wild behavior.

When breaking it down, Mars can be compared to a lax guardian who lets the kids play with matches. They are the smallest known moons in the solar system, yet he doesn't care to acknowledge it (I guess that can be interpreted as good, too). When the moons are declared to fight on behalf of Jupiter's return, frustratingly, none of the planets ask to pull out the moons who definitely shouldn't be in the mix. (I swear after this rant, Neptune is going to be chewed out as well.) Mars' moons are not like Luna or the other spherical moons, they can't take a hit. They also act emotionally immature so they need proper guidance. Evident, Mars may not be the best but he's what they have. Hopefully, after the battle with Planet X Arc is over Mars will try to be more responsible.

[neptunesringz]

trying to get out of my art block +inner system moons

dialogue under the cut!

(insert spongebob narrator) MEANWHILE…

LUNA: Can you two stop grabbing me???

PHOBOS: nope!

DEIMOS: it’s fun!!

LUNA: Can’t you guys bother Mars??

DEIMOS: Mars said we never bother him!

LUNA: Mars lied.