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Eddie Robson, Paul McGann, Sheridan Smith | none | 30 May 2007 | Big Finish Productions Ltd | 9781844352593 | English | Maidenhead, United Kingdom Phobos on Steam

There is certainly evidence that Phobos has suffered the occasional impact. Given that Phobos is so small, there is another potential source for impact debris on its surface. Such debris might actually be flung at Phobos from the surface of , as the Red is hit by from time to time. Some computations suggest about parts per million — or even more — of the unconsolidated rock debris on Phobos's surface came from Mars. Alternatively, the Phobos monolith might not have formed during an impact. It could be a rare chunk of the 's solid bedrock, poking up through a surface that is otherwise mostly strewn with loose debris. This is an idea that was discussed several years ago by planetary scientists exploring the possibility of a mission to Phobos. If this hypothesis is true, it would mean the monolith could hold clues about the origins of Phobos itself. And that would make the monolith a surprisingly big deal. According to some planetary science, Phobos is just about the most mysterious body in the known . Phobos is one of two tiny orbiting Mars, the other being . It is not really clear how they got there. Both are small and irregular in shape, which makes them look a little like asteroids that fell into Mars's gravitational clutches long ago. But the moons Mars in a way that is incompatible with this "snatched asteroid" idea. Eventually, the large moon and all but two of the small moons orbited so close to Mars that they disintegrated. An alternative is that they formed from the same material that Mars did when the planet coalesced billions of years ago. However, precise astronomical measurements reveal that Phobos has a much lower than typical rock. That leaves a third idea: Mars suffered a devastating impact with a large protoplanet long ago, which generated the two moons. A similar sort of collision is thought to be behind the creation of 's Moon. But our Moon is large, and Phobos and Deimos are tiny. A massive impact should have given Mars a much larger . They both conclude that the third idea is correct. While one adds further evidence that the moons are not captured asteroids , the second sets out a detailed scenario that can explain how Mars ended up with two tiny moons. The massive impact did, apparently, generate a large moon. It was this large moon that encouraged the formation of Phobos and Deimos, and several other , from the leftover debris. Eventually, the large moon and all but two of the small moons orbited so close to Mars that they disintegrated and returned to the . Phobos and Deimos alone survive. Proposed expeditions to analyse the composition of Phobos , and its monolith, could test this idea. But the clock is ticking. By continuing to use the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. OK Find out more about our cookie policy. Toggle navigation Toggle navigation. Toggle mission navigation. Missions Show All Missions. Asset Publisher Martian moons: Phobos. Martian moons: Phobos. Video is not supported. Images And Videos. Images And Videos Deimos. Mars- facing side of Phobos. Close-up of Phobos, acquired on 28 July Phobos and Deimos. Pioneering images of both Martian moons. of Mars Express and the Martian moons. Phobos Related Publications. Rosenblatt, P. Related Publications Rosenblatt, P. Related Links. See Also. Mars Express to make closest ever approach to Phobos. See Also Mars Express to make closest ever approach to Phobos. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions. An image of the Mars-facing side of Phobos. Key parameters for Phobos. phobos - Перевод на русский - примеры английский | Reverso Context

Measurements of the and night sides of Phobos show such extreme variations that the sunlit side of the moon rivals a pleasant winter day in Chicago, while only a few kilometers away, on the dark side of the moon, the climate is more harsh than a night in Antarctica. High for Phobos were measured at 25 degrees Fahrenheit -4 degrees Celsius and lows at degrees Fahrenheit degrees Celsius. This intense heat loss is likely a result of the fine dust on Phobos' surface, which is unable to retain heat. Phobos has no atmosphere. It may be a captured asteroid, but some scientists show evidence that contradicts this theory. Hall named Mars' moons for the mythological sons of , the Greek counterpart of the Roman god, Mars. Phobos, whose name means fear is the brother of Deimos. Overview Phobos, gouged and nearly shattered by a giant and beaten by thousands of impacts, is on a collision course with Mars. A 3D model of Phobos, on of two . In Depth. The symbols, mottos, and small objects added to the agency's newest serve a variety of purposes, from functional to decorative. NASA's Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that one day could be used not just for breathing, but also for fuel. The first rover to be rigged with microphones, Perseverance picked up sounds of its inner workings during flight. Plumes of water vapor that may be venting into space from 's moon could come from within the icy crust itself, according to new research. This latest is from a location named "Mary Anning," after a 19th-century English paleontologist. Mark your calendars: NASA's latest rover has only about days to go before it touches down on the Red Planet, becoming history's next Mars car. New experiments re-create the environment of Europa and find that the shines, even on its nightside. The effect is more than just a cool visual. The next full Moon will be on the morning of Halloween, Saturday, Oct. Perseverance has about million miles million kilometers left to reach its destination. This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars Perseverance rover — as it may have looked billions of years ago. Remarkable linear grooves, typically metres feet wide and 20 metres 65 feet deep, cover much of the surface. There is strong evidence that they are associated with the formation of the largest crater on Phobos. This structure, known as , measures about 10 km 6 miles across. If such is the case, it will collide with Mars in the very distant future. Phobos Article Media Additional Info. Home Science . Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback External Websites. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. NASA - Phobos. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree See Article History. Video of Phobos's rotation as assembled from still photographs taken by the 's Mars Express orbiter. Britannica Quiz. But how much do you know about the moons of other ? BBC - Earth - There is a huge 'monolith' on Phobos, one of Mars's moons

Science News. An image taken on February 25, , shows Phobos while in , where Mars' shadow completely blocked sunlight from reaching the moon's surface. This event resulted in some of the coldest temperatures measured on Phobos to date, with the coldest being about degrees Fahrenheit degrees Celsius. On March 27, , Phobos was observed exiting an eclipse, when its surface was still warming up. Related Multimedia : Images capture the Mars moon Phobos during different phases -- waxing, waning and full. ScienceDaily, 3 June Northern Arizona University. Origin of Martian moon Phobos. Retrieved December 14, from www. This dark aspect inspired the hypothesis that the close- orbiting moon may be a captured asteroid, but its Who put that there? These are the words of Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, in He was talking about a peculiar and solitary large rock, a monolith, that sits on the surface of the Martian moon Phobos. Aldrin was right: many people are vexed by the Phobos monolith. It has inspired all manner of alien-based conspiracy theories and this fascinating discussion on Reddit. The monolith appears to be a large boulder, variously described as building-sized or 90m tall. It stands in a desolate, featureless region of Phobos, which probably makes the monolith seem even more impressive. Other spooky features, like the infamous face on Mars, do not seem quite so unusual when you take a closer look. It is not alone. Mars boasts a monolith of its own. However, the scientific community does not see such monoliths as evidence of advanced alien civilisations. The Martian monolith is almost certainly no more than a roughly straight-edged chunk of rock that tumbled down from a nearby cliff. Perfectly natural erosional forces can also explain why Mars seems to be home to a levitating spoon and an Egyptian-style pyramid. Other spooky features, like the infamous face on Mars , do not seem quite so unusual when you take a closer look or view them from a different angle. It is possibly simply a shard formed during an . There is certainly evidence that Phobos has suffered the occasional asteroid impact. Given that Phobos is so small, there is another potential source for impact debris on its surface. Such debris might actually be flung at Phobos from the surface of Mars, as the Red Planet is hit by asteroids from time to time. Some computations suggest about parts per million — or even more — of the unconsolidated rock debris on Phobos's surface came from Mars. The effect is especially visible on seas and oceans because they are made of liquid. The difference between high and low tide is measured in metres. When the Moon passes over land, it also bulges, but the effect on land is much harder to see than the effect on water. From its orbit 6, km above Mars, and despite being so small, Phobos also exerts tidal forces on the Red Planet. Its presence subtly deforms the planet, which bulges by a fraction of a millimetre along the path followed by Phobos. The bulge does not occur exactly when Phobos flies over a given region, but appears after a certain delay, due to the fact that part of the energy transmitted by Phobos is absorbed by Mars. Each year, Phobos drops about one centimetre closer. In several dozen millions of years, Phobos will be so close to the Red Planet that it will literally be ripped apart by these relentless tidal forces. Phobos is of particular benefit for the InSight mission. The SEIS seismometer flown aboard the probe is so sensitive that it will be able to detect and measure the smallest gravitational attraction that Phobos exerts on Mars whenever it passes over the landing site.

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A roughly ellipsoidal body, Phobos measures Remarkable linear grooves, typically metres feet wide and 20 metres 65 feet deep, cover much of the surface. There is strong evidence that they are associated with the formation of the largest crater on Phobos. This structure, known as Stickney , measures about 10 km 6 miles across. If such is the case, it will collide with Mars in the very distant future. Phobos Article Media Additional Info. Home Science Astronomy. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback External Websites. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. NASA - Phobos. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree See Article History. Video of Phobos's rotation as assembled from still photographs taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter. Britannica Quiz. That requires a BIG maneuver, rotating it degrees into a geometry in which it was never intended to operate. The orbit it is in is not very stable, and some scientists have proposed that the moon has been destroyed and reformed multiple times because of its orbital position. It also turns out that the orbit's exact geometry makes it hard to capture -- so some teams have proposed it is derived from Mars. How that happened is not clear, either! Perhaps it's from a big meteorite impact that ejected material into the orbit, and the material grouped together to form Phobos. So that's why we're looking for the physical properties of the surface, which might help identify locations where we could see the primary composition and not just the fine-grained dust. Materials provided by Northern Arizona University. Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Science News. An image taken on February 25, , shows Phobos while in eclipse, where Mars' shadow completely blocked sunlight from reaching the moon's surface. This event resulted in some of the coldest temperatures measured on Phobos to date, with the coldest being about degrees Fahrenheit degrees Celsius. On March 27, , Phobos was observed exiting an eclipse, when its surface was still warming up. Related Multimedia : Images capture the Mars moon Phobos during different phases -- waxing, waning and full. ScienceDaily, 3 June Northern Arizona University. https://files8.webydo.com/9585940/UploadedFiles/FA111589-491E-A64C-5560-F249663B2234.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/23ee1cc8-5bae-43b8-9ac4-7e3d39428511/goldschmied-notizbuch-journal-notizheft-tagebuch-oder- schreibheft-sprueche-993.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4639222/normal_6020ec99d307f.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/c2eb421f-ed50-48ac-8158-f92ad99fc9d3/bewerbungshandbuch-fur-studenten-fur-dummies-25.pdf