Table 2 Estimates of Phobos’ thermal inertia
From: The MMX rover: performing in situ surface investigations on Phobos
Mission | Thermal inertia [J m\(^{-2}\) K\(^{-1}\) s\(^{-1/2}\)] | Remarks | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Viking | 25–85 | Lunine et al. (1982) | |
Phobos 2 | 33–83 | Ksanfomality et al. (1989) | |
Phobos 2 | 20–40 | Incl. surface roughness | Kuehrt et al. (1992) |
MGS | 70 | First spatially resolved measurements | Smith et al. (2018) |
Mars Odyssey | 50 | Indication of layering | Bandfield et al. (2018) |