One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

New Delhi: As per the recent study, Mars’ moons (Phobos and Deimos), may have originated from debris left behind after an asteroid was torn apart by the planet’s gravity.

As Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, passed in front of the sun, it cast a lumpy, potato-shaped shadow on the sun’s face as well as on the Martian surface.

As Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons, passed in front of the sun, it cast a lumpy, potato-shaped shadow on the sun’s face as well as on the Martian surface.

If Phobos is indeed made of the same material as Mars’ surface it would be a big push towards the conclusion that the moon is the result of some sort of impact in the planet’s very early years.

However, with Phobos drifting only 6 feet (1.8 meters) closer to Mars every hundred years, our solar system's space potato is unlikely to be mashed for another 50 million years, according to NASA.

It further added, "Phobos is also on a collision course with Mars—though it'll take a while to get there. It's nearing the Red Planet at a rate of six feet (1.8 meters) every hundred years.

Phobos is also on a collision course with Mars—though it'll take a while to get there. It's nearing the Red Planet at a rate of six feet (1.8 meters) every hundred years.

Phobos heading to collision with Mars Phobos is on a collision course with Mars. However, it may take nearly 50 million years, for the lumpy moon to reach the Read Planet and collide with it.

Phobos is the largest of Mars’ two moons, the other one being Deimos. Scientists are uncertain about their history. They could be a pair of captured main-belt asteroids, two lobes of what once was a ...

Mars rovers have observed solar eclipses for years It's not the first time Mars rovers have observed Phobos, which is on a collision course with the Red Planet, crossing in front of the sun.