Phobos-Grunt, Russian spacecraft that was designed to land on the Martian moon Phobos and bring some of its soil back to Earth. |
There is strong evidence that they are associated with the formation of the largest crater on Phobos. |
Mars's two moons, Phobos and Deimos, are believed to be asteroids themselves that were captured by the Martian gravity. |
It happens that Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos, which are captured asteroids orbiting very close to that planet. |
Optech Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, will lead a team to develop a mission concept to explore Phobos, one of Mars' two moons. |
Phobos 2 returns a number of interesting images of the Martian moon during its two months in orbit. |