[DOC] [TLE] Failure of Phobos 2 Craft Could Be Blow to Soviet Space Efforts ... [PAR] Mar 31, 1989 ... Failure of Phobos 2 Craft Could Be Blow to Soviet Space Efforts ... was poised for 
an encounter with a Martian moon is probably a total loss, a disaster ... struggle 
within the Soviet Union's scientific community over the future of their ... much 
scientific data on the planet before losing contact, but the landing of... [DOC] [TLE] The Phobos Incident - Malfunction or Early "Star Wars"? [PAR] Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, has itself always been considered a 
rather mysterious object, as has its smaller twin, Deimos. ... of Mars, and with the 
primary intention of investigating the planet's mysterious moon, Phobos. ... just 
before radio contact was lost with Phobos 2, several unusual images were 
radioed back... [DOC] [TLE] Phobos program - Wikipedia [PAR] The Phobos program was an unmanned space mission consisting of two probes 
launched by the Soviet Union to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. 
... Phobos 2 attained Mars orbit, but contact was lost before the final phase, prior 
... it possible to retrieve the first mineralogical maps of the planet and its satellite,
... [DOC] [TLE] Missions to Mars | The Planetary Society [PAR] After a 2-(Earth)-year trek from its landing site, it is now entering the foothills of .... 
Contact lost: March 22, 2010 ... After numerous failed attempts to contact the 
rover, the mission officially .... going to study the Red Planet and take close-up 
images of its moon Phobos. ... Successful Mars orbiter and failed descent craft (
USSR). [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of Mars Missions - Space.com [PAR] Mar 17, 2015 ... Below is a brief history of missions to the Red Planet. ... Marsnik 2 (USSR) 
launched Oct. 14, 1960, on an intended Mars flyby. .... The Soviet Union also 
made attempts to reach one of the moons of Mars, Phobos, in the 1980s. ... Its 
mission was extended several times until NASA lost contact with it in 2006. [DOC] [TLE] The Phobos II Incident, 1989 - UFO Casebook Files [PAR] The mission was flawless until the craft aligned itself with the moon. ... "Phobos 2 
Captured Strange Photos of Mars Before Losing Contact With Its Base." Vremya... [DOC] [TLE] TPS: Exploring Mars: Past Missions to Mars [PAR] 30, 1964, Zond 2, USSR, Flyby and descent craft, Controllers lost contact with 
Zond ... May 19, 1971, Mars 2, USSR, Orbiter & descent craft, 4.5 hours before 
Mars 2 ... Mission planners were hoping for a July 4th landing, but the original 
site ... it was going to study the Red Planet and take close-up images of its moon 
Phobos. [DOC] [TLE] Chronology of Mars Exploration - NASA History Homepage [PAR] No name (retroactively named Marsnik 2)(Mars 1960B) - 480 kg - USSR Mars 
Probe ... This mission provided the first close-up images of the red planet. ... It 
crashed-landed because its braking rockets failed- no data was returned and the 
first ... The first hi-resolution images of the moons Phobos and Deimos were 
taken. [DOC] [TLE] In regards to [a] request for information on the Soviet PHOBOS 1-2 ... [PAR] The two PHOBOS spacecraft were to be launched from the Soviet Union in the ... 
Like the Mars probes sent before them, the PHOBOS craft conducted studies of 
the ... when contact with Earth was lost, and the craft eventually shut down when 
its ... vehicle to land on the surface of the Martian moon, though certainly not in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Brieft History of Martian Exploration - Mount Holyoke College [PAR] Marsnik 2. Launched: October 14, 1960. Country: Soviet Union ... The craft was 
on its way to Mars, however the Russians lost contact on March 21, 1963 ... 
images of the entire Martian surface, as well as Mars' moons, Phobos and 
Deimos. .... Right before landing, the MPL turned it's antenna away from the Earth
, as was...

Question: The USSR lost contact with its Phobos 2 craft before it landed on Phobos, a moon of this planet
Answer: Mars