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The aim – Phobos and Deimos
Phobos and Deimos – these names from Greek mythology were given to the moons of our neighbouring planet Mars, discovered in 1877 by the US astronomer Asaph Hall. Besides Earth's Moon, they are the ...
New Scientist17d
Why we must investigate Phobos, the solar system's strangest object
Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past ...
India.com8d
The Red Planet: Mars is actually many colors. At the surface, we see colors such as brown, gold, and tan, however, Mars looks reddish due to oxidization or rusting of iron in ...
The 'God of War': Mars was named by the ancient Romans for their god of war because its reddish color was reminiscent of blood. Other civilizations also named the planet for this attribute, the ...