Accepted on 2026-06-30. Published 2026-07-18.
Using images from the Emirates Exploration Imager aboard the UAE’s Hope mission, the international team mapped craters and boulders on Deimos. Their distribution provides evidence relevant to resurfacing, possible reorientation and the reaccumulation of material on the Martian moon.
Emirates Exploration Imager (EXI) Reveals Crater and Boulder Distribution on Deimos: Insights Into Its Dynamical and Geological Evolution
Y. Shimizu, R. H. Hoover, K. Hotta, N. R. Alsaeed, W. F. Bottke, C. S. Edwards, H. Kikuchi, H. Miyamoto, M. M. Osterloo, P. Michel, S. J. Robbins
Geophysical Research Letters (2026)