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- 1Mars' Tiny Potato-Shaped Moons Phobos and Deimos Highlighted Ahead of Kickstarter●Posting cool # space # facts until the Atlas Rush # Kickstarter : Mars' 2 moons, Phobos & Deimos are so tiny that they c
Ahead of the Atlas Rush Kickstarter campaign, a space fact has been shared noting that Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, are so small they cannot reach hydrostatic equilibrium and stay irregular rather than round. Phobos, the larger of the two, is only 0.6% the size of Earth's moon, giving both a potato-like shape rather than a typical spherical one.
- 2ESA Mars Express image captures Phobos, Deimos and Saturn together●Phobos (including Saturn and Deimos) in the latest release of ESA Mars Express Can you spot Saturn? Full size & more inf
A newly released image from ESA's Mars Express mission shows the Martian moon Phobos, with Deimos also visible and Saturn appearing in the background of the frame. The image, credited to ESA/DLR/FU Berlin and shared online with an enlarged view of Saturn for visibility, is drawing attention from space enthusiasts testing whether they can spot the ringed planet.
- 3NASA to Detail Role in Japanese Mission to Mars Moons●NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconfere
NASA has scheduled a media teleconference for 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview its contributions to JAXA's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The Japanese-led mission aims to visit and return samples from the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, with NASA supplying instruments and expertise as part of international cooperation.