"UAE spacecraft captures stunning close-up images of Mars' mysterious moon Deimos"
The United Arab Emirates' Hope Mars mission has captured the closest-ever images of Deimos, one of Mars' small moons, from as close as 60 miles (100 km). The images and observations represent a significant step forward in our knowledge of Deimos, its atmosphere, composition, origins, and what this means for our understanding of Mars more broadly. The spacecraft's observations of the composition of Deimos suggest the moon came from Mars itself, which is another step forward in resolving a long-standing debate about its origins.