Mars to lose its largest moon

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WASHINGTON: Mars’s biggest moon Phobos is slowly falling towards the planet and is likely to be shattered and form a ring shape around the red planet.

The scientist said that the ring would be very similar to Saturn and Jupiter, scientists, including one of Indian-origin.

The demise of Phobos will probably happen in 20 to 40 million years, leaving a ring that will persist for anywhere from one million to 100 million years.