'Our close observations of Deimos so far point to a planetary origin rather than reflecting the composition of a type D asteroid as has been postulated.'
Regions on the far side of Deimos have never been compositionally investigated, so the images were the first to peek into the mysterious land. The closest flybys saw Hope pass approximately 62 miles from Deimos, the closest approach made by a spacecraft to Mars’ smaller moon since the Viking mission in 1977.were discovered via telescope in the 19th century, but a detailed study could be carried out only during the Space Age.
However, the large orbit occupied by Hope around Mars, enabled the opportunity to study Deimos in high detail. The UAE Space Agency has confirmed the extension of EMM's mission for one more year. And currently, Hope is following its planned 20,000–43,000 km elliptical science orbit, "with an inclination to Mars of 25 degrees, incorporating subtle changes to support its additional Deimos observations", the release said.
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