Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, but scientists know relatively little about them, especially the smaller one, Deimos. Nearly all of the images they have of it were taken from the Martian ...

Interestingly, her great uncle Henry Madan had suggested the names Phobos and Deimos for the moons of Mars ... namely that she had named the planet after Disney's cartoon dog, which also debuted in ...

Phobos and its smaller neighbouring moon, Deimos – both discovered in 1877 – are two of the most perplexing worlds in the solar system. “They’re the only objects at this stage, in the ...

As per the recent study, Mars’ moons (Phobos and Deimos), may have originated from debris left behind after an asteroid was torn apart by the planet’s gravity. Published in Icarus, the ...

Current theories about the origin of Phobos and its companion moon, Deimos, revolve around some form of accretion, whether that's from leftover material as Mars formed or from a cataclysmic ...

Conversely, Deimos is designed for relaxation, with a giant swimming pool and a sunbathing area occupying pride of place on the aft of the main deck. Phobos. Gian Paolo Nari Phobos and Deimos have ...

The moons of Mars – Deimos and Phobos – are both weird and fascinating at the same time. Their size and orbits meant that their discovery was rather delayed, but when they did happen ...

A team of researchers analyzing previously unpublished images of Mars's moon Phobos have found hints that the unusual moon is not what we once thought. Mars's moons Phobos and Deimos are a little ...

Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.

How Mars got its two moons, Phobos and Deimos, is a bit of a mystery. They are small, 27 and 15 kilometres across respectively, and both orbit around the planet’s equator. Astronomers have ...