Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 31, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Anomalous grooves on Martian moon Phobos explained by impacts Quote Some of the mysterious grooves on the surface of Mars' moon Phobos are the result of debris ejected by impacts eventually falling back onto the surface to form linear chains of craters, according to a new study. One set of grooves on Phobos are thought to be stress fractures resulting from the tidal pull of Mars. The new study, published August 30 in Nature Communications, addresses another set of grooves that do not fit that explanation. Read More: University of California, Santa Cruz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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