This past week the First International Conference on the Exploration of Phobos and Deimos: The Science, Robotic Reconnaissance, and Human Exploration of the Two Moons of Mars was held. The conference discussed and debated various theories on the origins and properties of Mars' two moons. The launch of Phobos Soil by the Russians in 2009 was discussed. This mission is set to bring back a soil sample from Phobos and to test the survival of microorganisms in space over a three-year time period. Human missions to Mars were also brought up. It was argued that this would be a great vantage point to observe Mars and it would be easier to go the moons than to land on Mars.
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001225/
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