High-resolution shape models of Phobos and Deimos from stereophotoclinometry [PDF]
Earth, Planets and Space, 2023 We created high-resolution shape models of Phobos and Deimos using stereophotoclinometry and united images from Viking Orbiter, Phobos 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter into a single coregistered collection.
Carolyn M. Ernst +7 more
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Surface environment of Phobos and Phobos simulant UTPS [PDF]
Earth, Planets and Space, 2021 The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will study the Martian moons Phobos and Deimos, Mars, and their environments. The mission scenario includes both landing on the surface of Phobos to collect samples and deploying a small rover for in situ ...
Hideaki Miyamoto +40 more
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Analytical protocols for Phobos regolith samples returned by the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission [PDF]
Earth, Planets and Space, 2021 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch a spacecraft in 2024 for a sample return mission from Phobos (Martian Moons eXploration: MMX). Touchdown operations are planned to be performed twice at different landing sites on the Phobos surface ...
Wataru Fujiya +12 more
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Precise Orbit Determination of MEX Flyby Phobos Using Simulated Radiometric and Image Data [PDF]
Sensors, 2021 A navigation camera or topography camera is a standard payload for deep space missions and the image data are normally used for auto-navigation. In this work, we study the potential contribution of image data in precise orbit determination for deep space
Xinbo Zhu +5 more
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Latest Results from PHOBOS [PDF]
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 2007 This manuscript contains a summary of the latest physics results from PHOBOS, as reported at Quark Matter 2006. Highlights include the first measurement from PHOBOS of dynamical elliptic flow fluctuations as well as an explanation of their possible ...
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The WheelCams on the IDEFIX rover [PDF]
Progress in Earth and Planetary ScienceIDEFIX, the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission Phobos rover, will be the first of its kind to attempt wheeled-locomotion on a low-gravity surface.
Naomi Murdoch +27 more
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The Mean Moment of Inertia for Irregularly Shaped Phobos and Its Application to the Constraint for the Two-Layer Interior Structure for the Martian Moon [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2023 The interior structure of Phobos has been the subject of debate in recent years, with the moment of inertia being a determining factor. To study this structure, we modeled Phobos with a two-layer structure and calculated its mean density and moment of ...
Zhen Zhong +3 more
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Martian moons exploration MMX: sample return mission to Phobos elucidating formation processes of habitable planets [PDF]
Earth, Planets and Space, 2022 Martian moons exploration, MMX, is the new sample return mission planned by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) targeting the two Martian moons with the scheduled launch in 2024 and return to the Earth in 2029.
Kiyoshi Kuramoto +33 more
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MEGANE investigations of Phobos and the Small Body Mapping Tool [PDF]
Earth, Planets and Space, 2021 The MEGANE instrument onboard the MMX mission will acquire gamma-ray and neutron spectroscopy data of Phobos to determine the elemental composition of the martian moon and provide key constraints on its origin.
Nancy L. Chabot +6 more
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Sesquinary catenae on the Martian satellite Phobos from reaccretion of escaping ejecta
Nature Communications, 2016 The origin of the numerous linear grooves and craters that litter the Martian moon Phobos' surface remains enigmatic. Here, by modelling low-velocity escaping ejecta from impacts to Phobos, the authors show that several of these chains can be explained ...
M. Nayak, E. Asphaug
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