Multiple choice general knowledge

Name the science fiction write who wrote about 2 moons of mars -- phobos and deimos -- 100 years before they were actually discovered

  1. arthus clarke

  2. issac asimov

  3. galileo galili

  4. jonathan swift
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Explanation

Jonathan Swift accurately described Mars' two moons Phobos and Deimos in 'Gulliver's Travels' (1726) - their orbital periods and distances were remarkably close to reality, though they weren't discovered until 1877. Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov are later sci-fi writers; Galileo predated the telescopic discovery era.

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