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Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs.

Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons, is slowly spiraling toward the planet. Scientists explore whether saving this doomed ...

The Phobos-1 well drilled in Block 39 in the Sigsbee Escarpment area struck around 250 feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs, the US independent said in a statement.

Phobos-Grunt - 'grunt' is a Russian word for 'soil' - also includes a small satellite built by China. Yinghuo-1 will ride piggyback with Phobos-Grunt and then be released for an independent study ...

Regardless, whether a third moon or binary asteroid hit Mars, it will be of little comfort to Phobos. The moon (with a mean radius of 11 km) is slowly dropping in altitude due to tidal forces.

Provided engineers can correct the current problem, Phobos-Grunt should reach Mars late next year. After dumping the cruise stage and releasing Yinghuo-1, the main spacecraft would then manoeuvre ...

Photo by LLNL LIVERMORE, Calif., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Mars' largest moon, Phobos, is well known for its resemblance to the Death Star, the mobile space station and planet-destroying weapon from Star Wars.

Anadarko Petroleum announced on April 27, that its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered about 250 net feet of high-quality oil play in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs.

Anadarko Petroleum announced on April 27, that its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered about 250 net feet of high-quality oil play in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs.