Scientists would like to know if Phobos is a captured asteroid or formed in orbit, and whether it had, or has, water.

科学家们想知道火卫一是被火星捕获的小行星还是在轨道上形成的星体，还想了解火卫一上是否有水或曾经有过水。

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There are plenty of other Rails clones out there in varying stages of maturity, including JRuby on Rails, Grails, Phobos, TrimPath, and probably half a dozen others.

现在已经有了很多处于不同成熟期的Rails克隆产品，它们包括：JRuby on Rails，Grails，Phobos，TrimPath还有半打左右的其它产品。

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Two of these experiments, BRAHMS and PHOBOS, are relatively small and concentrate on observing specific characteristics of the debris.

其中的两个实验，BRAHMS与PHOBOS，规模相对较小，它们集中在观测碎块的某些特定表征。

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Or, it could mean that they gain control of the spacecraft, but that the Fregat engine still will not ignite, yet the much less powerful propulsion units designed to land the craft on Phobos and propel the return capsule back to Earth are working fine.

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The probe was built to land on the larger of Mars' two moons, Phobos, and scoop up rock to bring back to Earth.

BBC: Signal picked up from Russia's stranded Mars probe

But for some reason, those engine burns never happened, and Phobos-Grunt has continued to circle the Earth.

BBC: Signal picked up from Russia's stranded Mars probe