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Phobos and Deimos surface composition: search for spectroscopic analogues

Barucci, M. A.; Fornasier, S.; Matsuoka, M. +6 more

Phobos and Deimos, the two satellites of Mars, were largely studied in the past using ground-based telescope and spacecraft data, although most of the data were obtained by opportunity observations performed by Mars dedicated orbiters. Despite the data available so far, the main composition of the two moons is not yet fully understood. The possibl…