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== Experiments == The Phobos probe carried several scientific experiments. It carried a radar transmitter, X-ray and alpha-backscatter spectrometers, camera, and a laser that could vaporize tiny spots so a reflector could analyze the vapor for atomic masses.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Eberhart|first=Jonathan|date=18 June 1988|title=Phobos: Mission to a Martian Potato|journal=Science News|volume=133|issue=25|pages=392β393|doi=10.2307/3972561|jstor=3972561|bibcode=1988SciN..133..392E|issn=0036-8423}}</ref> The probe also carried a {{em|hopper}}. The hopper would be dropped onto Phobos to drill and analyze the soil. It would be able to bounce across the terrain by using spring loaded legs.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=16 July 1988|title=Two for Phobos|journal=Science News|volume=134|issue=3|issn=0036-8423}}</ref>
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