# @planetary_pan on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CMQEChkresT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33110957-planetary-pan-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ff550228fe.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-03-10T20:05:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Beth Johnson (@planetarypan) — https://gondola.cc/planetarypan

## Caption

Last week, I wrote a story about how new simulations show that Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos were once part of a larger body. While Phobos is slowly spiraling in toward Mars, Deimos is still in the same orbit as that original moon. ⠀
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Read the full story: https://buff.ly/3l3YtYJ⠀
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IMAGE: Artist’s impression of the collision between a Martian primordial moon and an asteroid, which could have led to the formation of Phobos and Deimos. CREDIT: Mark Garlick / markgarlick.com⠀
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#planetaryscience #planetarysci #mars #phobos #deimos #martianmoon #science #space #simulation #illustration #sciart #collision

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phobos, planetaryscience, planetarysci, illustration, deimos, science, sciart, space, martianmoon, mars, collision, simulation

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