http://www.moonsofmars.co.uk Discovery of the Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:58:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An unusual pair of craters on Mars formed when a moon broke apart before crashing into the planet's surface about a billion years ago, a new study suggests. The craters could hint at what lies in store for Phobos, a potato-shaped moon that is expected to smash into Mars millions of ... http://www.moonsofmars.co.uk/2008/11/mars-craters-might-be-scars-from-fallen-moon/ Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:50 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 2.96 km/s, only 100 km from the centre of the moon. The ESA spacecraft’s fly-bys of the moon have returned its most detailed full-disc images ever, also in 3-D, using the ... http://www.moonsofmars.co.uk/2008/07/mars-express-acquires-the-sharpest-images-of-phobos/ Scientists and engineers are preparing ESA’s Mars Express for several close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos. Passing within 100 km of the surface, Mars Express will conduct some of the most detailed investigations of the moon to date. The series of fly-bys will take place between 12 July and 3 ... http://www.moonsofmars.co.uk/2008/07/phobosmars-express-to-rendezvous-with-martian-moon-phobos/ The Mars Institute is co-convening this week a unique scientific meeting titled "First International Conference on the Exploration of Phobos and Deimos: The Science, Robotic Reconnaissance, and Human Exploration of the Two Moons of Mars." The conference is being held at NASA's Ames Research Center in ... http://www.moonsofmars.co.uk/2007/11/conference-to-discuss-exploration-of-the-two-moons-of-mars/