Russia plans new Mars probe in 2018
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 2 (IANS) Russia would make another attempt to send a Phobos-Grunt probe to Mars' satellite in 2018, a leading space expert has said.According to Lev Zeleny, director of ... Read more...
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Russia may repeat mission to Mars moon
February 1st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will send another sample mission to the Martian moon Phobos if the European Space Agency (ESA) decides not to include Russia in its ExoMars ... Read more...
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Russia fails to make contact with Mars moon probe
November 12th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has again been unsuccessful in its attempt to establish contact with its Phobos Grunt probe, whose engines failed to put in on course for ... Read more...
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Magnetic anomalies shielding Moon’s surface from solar winds
September 24th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that magnetized regions called magnetic anomalies, mostly on the far side of the Moon, strongly deflected the solar wind, shielding the Moon's surface.This will help ... Read more...
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Catastrophic blast created ‘Martian moon Phobos’
September 21st, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence that Mars's biggest moon, Phobos, is made from rocks blasted off the Martian surface in a catastrophic event.Two independent approaches of compositional analyses of ... Read more...
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Secrets of Martian moon Phobos may be revealed soon
March 9th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): Reports indicate that a series of 12 flybys by Europe's Mars Express spacecraft might reveal the deepest secrets of the Martian moon Phobos.According to a report in New ... Read more...
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“Earthlings” to visit Martian moon Phobos
February 26th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Soon, the Martian moon Phobos would be visited by "Earthlings", in the form of an assortment of critters and microbes scheduled to make a round-trip journey to the ... Read more...
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Mars Express acquires sharpest images of Martian moon Phobos
August 1st, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, August 1 (ANI): Using the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC), ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express has acquired the sharpest images of the Martian moon Phobos.The images were clicked when ... Read more...
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ESA spacecraft to rendezvous with Martian moon Phobos
July 18th, 2008 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, July 18 (ANI): Scientists and engineers are preparing ESAs (European Space Agencys) Mars Express for several close fly-bys of the Martian moon Phobos, which would include some of the most ... Read more...
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