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The Exploration of Mars’ Largest Moon Will Continue With the Phobos Grunt Mission

The exploration of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, will continue with Phobos Grunt, a Russian mission to be launched next year.  Roscosmos, the Russian national space agency, is planning to put a lander down on Phobos and return … Continue reading

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The Caverns of Phobos Exploring the Hollow Moon of Mars

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express satellite, which is in orbit around the red planet, is presently conducting a series of flybys of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons.  The final flyby in this series will take place on … Continue reading

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