![]() Its gravitational interaction with the ring pushes it outward. The oddly titled orbit of Deimos may have been dismissed as benign, but scientists from the 2020 study found it to be a significant detail about Mars - that the cycle of moon-forming and moon-destroying gravity is part of Mars' existence.Īlso read: E xtremely Rare Planet With Three Suns Discovered By ScientistsĮssentially, scientists claimed that in the ring-satellite model, each satellite is created from the ring's outer edge. This never-ending process will continue to form rings around Mars over time, and scientists are convinced that this has happened multiple times in Mars' history. Over the years, the ring will become a moon again. Mars' gravity will essentially rip Phobos apart, scattering it in space and eventually locking it in a ring around the planet.Īlso read: First Ever Planet Outside Our Galaxy Spotted At 28 Million Light Years Away In a few billion years, Phobos will come extremely close to Mars. Why, you wonder? It's quite simple.Ĭurrently, Phobos is being pulled closer into Mars' orbit. In a different study, scientists suggested that Phobos, Mars' larger moon would periodically create a ring system of sorts of Mars every few billions of years. Kevin Gill on Flickr/ CC by 2.0 How Mars creates rings On June 2, 2020, scientists from SETI Institute and Purdue University showed evidence of Mars having its own rings a few billion years ago, which explains why Mars' smallest moon, Deimos has an oddly tilted orbit. Based on that assumption, Mars will also have rings in the future. For instance, scientists believe that Mars had Saturn-like rings in the past. ![]() Where there is talk of planets, there is speculation. Earth's red neighbour Mars has two natural satellites or moons - Phobos and Deimos. ![]()
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