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Does Mars have a moon?

Mars is smaller than Earth, but does it have any moons?

LiveScience

Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025.

Space

ESA's Hera probe trains its cameras at Mars' moon Deimos | Space photo of the day March 13, 2025

During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.

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Tiny Mars moon Deimos gets a rare close-up, thanks to Europe's Hera asteroid probe (photos)

Europe's HERA mission has taken a good look at Mars and its moon Deimos on its way to explore the aftermath of the DART impact in the Didymos–Dimorphos asteroid system.

Space

Passing probe captures images of mysterious Mars moon

Hera spacecraft takes photos of red planet’s second moon, Deimos, while en route to asteroids 110m miles away

The Guardian - UK

Mars may have made its 2 moons by ripping an asteroid apart

A new theory proposes that Phobos and Deimos resulted from the wreckage of a larger asteroid that wandered too close to Mars and was ripped apart.

Space

Lost photos suggest Mars' mysterious moon Phobos may be a trapped comet in disguise

Previously unpublished photos of Mars' moon Phobos hint that the mysterious satellite may actually be a trapped comet — or perhaps just a piece of one, along with its twin moon Deimos.

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In zodiacal dust mystery, PRL Ahmedabad study points to a familiar source

Jayesh Pabari, a scientist at PRL Ahmedabad, has studied the NASA Juno spacecraft's solar panels, which suffered minor damage due to dust particles, and found that Mars's moons may be the source of the interplanetary dust that produces zodiacal light.

The Hindu

From the moon to Europa, six space missions to be excited for in 2024

Explore six of the most exciting space missions of 2024, including NASA's Artemis program, Europa Clipper, VIPER, Lunar Trailblazer, JAXA’s MMX, and Hera.

The Hindu

Space missions slated for launch in 2024

A planetary scientist shares six of the space missions she's most excited to follow this year

Salon

From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and 2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year for space exploration.

The Conversation

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch a mission, named “Martian Moon eXploration”, to Phobos and Deimos in September 2024. The mission will be carried by a newly designed rocket, the H-3, which is still under development.

The Hindu

The longstanding mystery of Mars' moons – and the mission that could solve it

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate. Some have proposed that they may be made up of residual debris produced from a planet or large asteroid…

The Conversation

Origin of Deimos thrown into question

New data from the probe Hope reveals that Deimos may not be a captured asteroid at all

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1st-ever close-up photo of Mars' moon Deimos reveals the Red Planet's violent past

A satellite from the United Arab Emirates revealed that Mars' moon Deimos is made of the same material as the Red Planet itself, hinting at an ancient collision.

Inverse

Look! Hope Space Probe Captured Our Best View Yet of Mars' Enigmatic Moon Deimos

The lumpy little moon appears to be made of the same rock as Mars.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: First high-res images of Mars’s moon Deimos revealed

The United Arab Emirates Space Agency has managed to capture the highest resolution images of Mars’s smallest moon, Deimos.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Spacecraft Takes Close-up Photos of Mars’ Little Moon

A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet’s little moon. The United Arab Emirates’ Amal spacecraft flew within 62 miles (100 kilometers) of Deimos last month and the close-up shots were released Monday. Amal — Arabic for Hope — got a two-for-one…

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Spectacular photos from UAE spacecraft reveal origin of Mars’ little moon

A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet's little moon. The United Arab Emirates' Amal spacecraft flew within

Space

This is our 1st detailed look at Mars' most mysterious moon Deimos (photos)

The asteroid-like Deimos may have come from planet Mars, according to new data from an Emirati spacecraft. But the debate over the moon's origin story is not over yet.

The Independent UK

UAE spacecraft takes close-up photos of Mars' little moon

A spacecraft around Mars has sent back close-up photos of the red planet's little moon

The Independent UK

Flyby of Mars’ moon Deimos provides most detailed images ever captured

The pictures were taken by the UAE Space Agency’s Emirates Mars Mission Hope Probe.

LiveScience

Mars: Facts about the Red Planet, its moons, and possibilities for life

Discover interesting facts about Mars, its moons, its atmosphere, and the possibilities of life.

Space

Deimos: Mars' smallest moon

Mars' moon Deimos is still mysterious a century and a half after its discovery.

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