A single asteroid strike likely reshaped Mars’ moon Deimos, creating its massive polar crater and a global dust layer.

A single asteroid impact may explain both Deimos’ huge south-polar depression and the thick blanket of debris covering the Martian moon. Simulations point to a roughly 320-meter asteroid striking at ...

For years astronomers have been trying to determine the origin of Mars’ moons, Phobos and Deimos. The long standing argument that they were captured asteroids may fall by the wayside in lieu of a new ...

The origin of Phobos and Deimos, the two Martian moons, has been a mystery to astronomers. These two bodies are a fraction of the size and mass of the Moon, measuring just 22.7 km (14 mi) and 12.6 km ...

Deimos, the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons, is roughly oval in shape and has a deep depression at its south pole.

The weird shapes and colors of the tiny Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have inspired a long-standing debate about their origins. The dark faces of the moons resemble the primitive asteroids of the ...

For the very first time, the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been caught on camera together. ESA’s Mars Express orbiter took these pioneering images last month. Apart from their ‘wow’ factor, ...

Presently, there’s only one operational rover on the Martian surface, after the official demise of Opportunity. The live and kicking machine is called Curiosity, and this March it went hunting ...

The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft by JAXA is all set for an October 2026 launch towards Martian moon Phobos.