Phobos 2: The Lost Signal and Mars’s Allegedly Hollow Moon
On 27 March 1989, the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft was orbiting Mars and preparing to approach its moon Phobos when mission control lost contact. The spacecraft had reached Mars, transmitted 37 detailed images, and was entering the most important phase: releasing two devices onto the surface of Phobos. After the final contact, the signal never returned.
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On 27 March 1989, the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft was orbiting Mars and preparing to approach its moon Phobos when mission control lost contact. The spacecraft had reached Mars, transmitted 37 detailed images, and was entering the most important phase: releasing two devices onto the surface of Phobos. After the final contact, the signal never returned.
On 27 March 1989, the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft was orbiting Mars and preparing to approach its moon Phobos when mission control lost contact. The spacecraft had reached Mars, transmitted 37 detailed images, and was entering the most important phase: releasing two devices onto the surface of Phobos. After the final contact, the signal never returned.
On 27 March 1989, the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft was orbiting Mars and preparing to approach its moon Phobos when mission control lost contact. The spacecraft had reached Mars, transmitted 37 detailed images, and was entering the most important phase: releasing two devices onto the surface of Phobos. After the final contact, the signal never returned.
On 27 March 1989, the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft was orbiting Mars and preparing to approach its moon Phobos when mission control lost contact. The spacecraft had reached Mars, transmitted 37 detailed images, and was entering the most important phase: releasing two devices onto the surface of Phobos. After the final contact, the signal never returned.
On 27 March 1989, the Soviet Phobos 2 spacecraft was orbiting Mars and preparing to approach its moon Phobos when mission control lost contact. The spacecraft had reached Mars, transmitted 37 detailed images, and was entering the most important phase: releasing two devices onto the surface of Phobos. After the final contact, the signal never returned.