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what do scientists theorize about mars two moons, phobos and deimos? a phobos formed when mars formed, and deimos was trapped by phobos gravitational force. b phobos and deimos are asteroids that were caught by mars gravitational force. c phobos and deimos are asteroids that will not stay orbiting mars. d phobos and deimos used to be one moon but were broken apart by an asteroid impact.
Scientists commonly theorize that Phobos and Deimos, the two moons of Mars, are asteroids that were captured by Mars' gravitational force. This is a widely - accepted hypothesis in planetary science.
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B. Phobos and Deimos are asteroids that were caught by Mars’ gravitational force.