NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Martian Moon Phobos Eclipse The Sun
Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | ...
Scientists Think These ‘Kidney Beans’ Could Prove That Mars Once Supported Life
They may resemble kidney beans, but formations on the northern hemisphere of Mars are actually sand dunes covered in carbon ...
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Deimos: Mars' smallest moon
It's a tiny, irregularly shaped moon and smaller than Mars' other moon, Phobos. Despite being unspectacular, Deimos remains a fascinating mystery. Deimos is one of only three moons in the inner ...
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Scientists still don't fully understand why some planets have hundreds of moons while others have none
Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Scientists still debate whether these came from asteroids that passed close into Mars' Hill sphere radius and got captured by the planet, or if they were ...
Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...
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ATLANTIC SKIES: The mystery of the Martian moons
Mars currently has two satellite moons – Phobos and Deimos – the twin sons of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology) ...
Mars occultation 2025: When and how to see this phenomenon in the USA
Discover when and how to view the rare lunar occultation of Mars on January 13, 2025, including optimal viewing times across ...
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Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
For example, Mars is orbited by two tiny potato-shaped moons called Phobos and Deimos, which are likely two asteroids that were captured by the red planet’s gravity. But that type of formation ...