UAE probe releases stunning new images of moon Deimos while study reveals the origin of the red planet's satellites may be different than believed.
, an associate professor at Northern Arizona University and a scientist working on an instrument used to capture these images. This challenges the long-standing theory that the moons are asteroids trapped in the planet's orbit.
"How exactly they came to be in their current orbits is also an active area of study," Hessa Al Matroushi, the Emirates Mars Mission's science lead, said in a statement,"and so any new information we can gain on the two moons, especially the more rarely observed Deimos, has the potential to unlock new understanding of Mars’ satellites."
The UAE probe named"Hope" , flew about 62 miles from Deimos earlier this year. That's the closest approach made by a spacecraft since the Viking mission in 1977. Deimos is the less observed and understood of the planet's two moons. Phobos is easier to see by spacecraft at Mars because it's larger and orbits closer to Mars.The new findings, unveiled during a special session at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, come as the UAE Space Agency confirmed the extension of the Emirates Mars Mission for an additional year.
“These early findings are exciting," Edwards said in a statement,"and have big implications for understanding the formation of moons in our solar system."
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