The importance of Phobos simulants: a review on our current knowledge

Phobos, a satellite of Mars, was successfully studied by flyby, orbiter, and landing missions to the Red Planet, but several questions remain about its origin, composition, and relationship to Mars. It is suggested that Phobos is either a captured body from the asteroid belt or the outer Solar Syste...

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Main Authors: Catarina Miranda, Manish Patel, Mário Nuno Berberan-Santos, Tiago Hormigo, Alexandre C. M. Correia, Bruno Pedras, Zita Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2023.1130743/full