Their work shows that an impact between proto-Mars and a dwarf-planet-sized object likely produced the two moons. Southwest Research Institute scientists posit a violent birth of the tiny Martian ...

SwRItv According to a new study published today in Science Advances, Mars’ two moons — Phobos and Deimos — likely formed following an impact between proto-Mars and a minor planet roughly the ...

Illustration of the early solar system. Displayed are proto-Earth, proto-Mars, Vesta within the asteroid belt, and proto-Jupiter. The dashed white line represents the snow line, i.e., the ...

An illustration of the early solar system shows proto-Earth, proto-Mars, Vesta within the asteroid belt, and proto-Jupiter. The dashed white line represents the "snow line" boundary for water ice ...

The Red Planet may have acquired Phobos and Deimos after an object similar in size to Ceres and Vesta — two of the largest asteroids — collided with proto-Mars. To test their study ...

This x-ray diffractometer could one day be used to analyze soil samples and material on Mars. It is being developed by a team at Proto Manufacturing in LaSalle with a team from Western University ...

Their work shows that an impact between proto-Mars and a dwarf-planet-sized object likely produced the two moons, as detailed in a paper published today in Science Advances. The origin of the Red ...