Mars Express prepares to approach the moon Mars

The European Space Agency (ESA) said the Mars Express spacecraft is preparing to approach the Mars Phobos moon, entering the 48km space surrounding the celestial body.

The flight near Phobos, scheduled for December 29, will take place quickly, making the spacecraft unable to record a clear image of the celestial body.

Flight to Phobos of Mars Express - (Photo: ESA)

However, Mars Express will gather accurate information about Mars' moon field, allowing it to reveal new details about the structure of Phobos, according to Space.com leading the press release from ESA.

Small deviations in the speed of the probe under the influence of the Martian moon's gravity will be reflected on the device's radio signal and reflected on Earth.

Since then, scientists have been able to translate them into measurements of the moon's mass, structure, and density.

Previous transverse flight shows that Phobos may be hollow. Basically a pile of overlapping blocks of rocks that make up the moon of the moon.

Many scientists argue that Mars and Deimos, the moons of Mars, may be Mars-caught asteroids, or generated from debris resulting from collisions on Mars's surface.