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Where do scientists believe Mars moons came from?

April 26, 2017believe came mars scientists

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Where do scientists believe Mars moons came from?

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Both moons are tidally locked, therfore always presenting the same face towards Mars. Since Phobos orbits Mars faster than the planet rotates, tidal forces are slowly decreasing its orbital radius. Sometime in the future, when it approaches Mars closely enough (the Roche limit), Phobos will be broken up by these tidal forces and Mars will only have one moon.