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

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 ...

Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, but scientists know relatively little about them, especially the smaller one, Deimos. Nearly all of the images they have of it were taken from the Martian ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission aims to clarify how Mars's moons, Phobos and Deimos, formed and provide insights into planetary formation ...

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 ...

While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of Deimos, the smaller ... of Mars' two moons and land on Phobos, the larger lunar body, to ...

Hera spacecraft captured an extraordinary near-infrared image of Mars’ moon Deimos during a flyby of the Red Planet. This ...

The lumpy, 12.5km-wide moon is the smaller and less-well-known of the two moons of Mars. Exactly how Deimos and the bigger Phobos were formed remains a matter of debate. Some scientists believe ...

I typically focus on, like, Greek mythology or classical subjects ... This planet's two moons are named Phobos and Deimos, which is appropriate as those are the names of the two twin sons of ...

While Mars’ larger moon, Phobos, has been extensively studied, Deimos remains an enigma. That’s why Hera’s flyby was a golden opportunity for planetary scientists. Austrian geophysicist Stefan Ulamec ...