Phobos [FOH-bohs] discovered by Asaph Hall, Sr. It is named after the Greek god Phobos (which means "fear") is the closer ( innermost ) of two small moons of Mars and is the larger of the two. It is 17 miles (22km) in length,. At a distance of 5826 miles (9380 km) from Mars,This is quite close so would make a great place to launch a space veichle. Phobos revolves in less than eight hours, only 1/3 the time it takes Mars to rotate on its axis. Phobos orbits Mars more than twice during each Martian day! This is because it orbits below the synchronous orbit radius of Mars.
Phobos is believed to be composed of carbon-rich rock. Due to the moon's low density, however, it is unlikely to be pure rock. It is probably composed of part rock and part ice. The Soviet spacecraft, Phobos 2, detected some type of gas being ejected from Phobos. Astronomers are not sure what is causing this, but the best theory suggests water may be escaping from the moon's interior. Phobos has no atmosphere and no magnetic field. Phobos has been photographed in close-up by several spacecraft whose primary mission has been to photograph Mars. The first was Mariner 9in 1971, followed by Viking 1 in 1977, Mars Global Surveyor in 1998 and 2003, Mars Express in 2004 and 2008, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2007 and 2008. The only dedicated Phobos probes have been the Soviet Phobos 1 and Phobos 2; the first was lost en route to Mars, and the second returned documented, unusual data and images before failing before its detailed examination of the moon.
Phobos is essentially just a large rock potted with several craters..But we took a closer look and found some interesting items and after checking other photos the same items were found on those photos as well,maybe ther just rocks or have we descovered evidence of construction the same objects appear on several different photos..Here are the photos for you to decide..
images from NASA
Here at the Vol we took a good look at those scars or markings around the large crater (named Stickney, after discoverer Asaph Hall's wife) and we think there may be a message written here.









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