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    to explore the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos. Many missions to Mars have also included dedicated observations of the moons, while this section...
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    Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) is a robotic space probe set for launch in 2026 to bring back the first samples from Mars' largest moon Phobos. Developed...
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    The two moons of Mars are Phobos and Deimos. They are irregular in shape. Both were discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall in August 1877 and are...
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    the exploration of Mars has experienced a high failure rate, especially the early attempts. Roughly sixty percent of all spacecraft destined for Mars failed...
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    systematic designation: Mars I) is the innermost and larger of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos. The two moons were discovered in...
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    moons of Phobos and Deimos. By 2020, virtual visits to Mars, using haptic technologies, had also been proposed. Meanwhile, the uncrewed exploration of...
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    System, starting with a human return to the Moon by the year 2020, in preparation for human exploration of Mars and other destinations; develop the innovative...
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    Ares (Greek counterpart of the Roman god Mars) summons Dread (Deimos) and Fear (Phobos). The origin of Mars's moons is unknown and the hypotheses are controversial...
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    Earth orbit. It was to begin exploration of the Phobos and Martian circumterrestrial orbit, and study whether the moons of Mars, or at least Phobos, could...
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    NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission was a robotic space mission involving two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars. It...
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    Mars Exploration Program (MEP) is a long-term effort to explore the planet Mars, funded and led by NASA. Formed in 1993, MEP has made use of orbital spacecraft...
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    physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on September...
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  • currently in operation on Mars. § - Spacecraft intended for Martian moons (Phobos and Deimos), †Entry Mass, ♦ Estimated, MOLA - Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter...
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    Exploration of the Moon Apollo program Moon landings Robotic exploration of the Moon Exploration of Mercury Exploration of Venus Exploration of Mars Mars...
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    Phobos monolith (category Phobos (moon))
    System Exploration HiRISE images of Phobos Spacecraft images of Phobos from nineplanets USGS Phobos nomenclature Asaph Hall and the Moons of Mars Flight...
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    A report on that study, called, "the 90-Day Study on Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars" (or simply, "the 90-Day Study"), was published by NASA on...
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  • Republic of Mars as follows: "red Mars and two moons in blue field above a diagonal, white below". In the 1996 film Mars Attacks!, the flag of Mars is green...
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    least 11 active probes orbiting Mars or at the Martian surface. Mars is an attractive target for future human exploration missions, though in the 2020s...
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    2007. The Vision for Space Exploration. NASA Human Exploration of Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0. NASA "Why The Moon? Archived January 30, 2010...
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    planets Mercury ☿ Venus ♀ Earth 🜨 The Moon ☾ Near-Earth objects Van Allen radiation belt MarsMoons of Mars Asteroid belt Asteroid groups Asteroids...
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    Rovers which land on celestial bodies far from the Earth, such as the Mars Exploration Rovers, cannot be remotely controlled in real-time since the speed...
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    known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a Mars robotic rover, active from 2004 to 2010. Spirit was operational on Mars for 2208 sols or...
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    of Mars." Mars has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos, which were both discovered by Asaph Hall in 1877. The first appearance of the moons of Mars in...
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    to get to the Asteroid belt and return minerals to Mars. One hypothesis is that the Moons of Mars (Phobos and Deimos) are actually Asteroid captures from...
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    The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program that is led by the United States' NASA and was formally established in 2017 via Space Policy Directive...
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  • missions to the Moon and Mars to establish scientific outposts that will later enable permanent and self-sufficient settlements. Further exploration will potentially...
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    in the fields of space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life, including Carl Sagan, who read A Princess of Mars when he was a child. John...
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    subject to lander or impactor exploration. Among them are Earth's Moon; the planets Venus, Mars, and Mercury; Saturn's moon Titan; asteroids; and comets...
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  • 2013. "Mars 2, 3 (Mars M71 #1, #2, #3)". "Mars 3". Retrieved 28 May 2010. Williams, David R. Dr. (18 December 2006). "Viking Mission to Mars". NASA....
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    extraterrestrial bodies Mars Exploration Rover Mars-Grunt Mars Pathfinder Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 2001 Mars Odyssey Moon rover Lunar Roving Vehicle...
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