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 ...

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant impact on Mars.

whose other son is Phobos. Many of these myths around Greek gods were adapted for Roman gods too, and the Roman god of war is actually called Mars! Deimos was discovered on 11 August 1877 by ...

This mission will collect data from Deimos as well as Mars’ other moon, Phobos, where it will eventually land and collect samples to bring back to Earth. The mission is anticipated for a 2026 ...

However, there was no successful attempt to land on Phobos or Deimos to date. Little is known about their geological, mineralogical and geochemical properties. The Japanese space agency JAXA's MMX ...

Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos, but because Phobos is closer to Mars, it has been previously imaged by other spacecraft. "For Deimos, we don't have as many images as Phobos ...