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Phobos (spacecraft)

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Phobos

Either of two Soviet spacecraft launched towards Mars in July 1988 to land on Phobos, one of the planet's two moons. Communication was lost with Phobos 1 before it reached Mars. Phobos 2 went into orbit around Mars in January 1989 but contact was lost on 27 March when it had approached to within 800 km/497 mi of Phobos.
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