Meteorites and asteroids, like Deimos and Phobos, are witnesses of the Universe's birth. |
Optech Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, will lead a team to develop a mission concept to explore Phobos, one of Mars' two moons. |
There is strong evidence that they are associated with the formation of the largest crater on Phobos. |
Phobos 2 returns a number of interesting images of the Martian moon during its two months in orbit. |
One of the most striking features on the 27-km wide, irregularly-shaped Phobos is the presence of grooves over most of its surface. |
It happens that Mars has two moons, named Phobos and Deimos, which are captured asteroids orbiting very close to that planet. |