Title: Meteorites from Phobos and Deimos at Earth?,
Abstract: We examine the conditions under which material from the martian moons Phobos
and Deimos could reach our planet in the form of meteorites. We find that the
necessary ejection speeds from these moons (900 and 600 m/s for Phobos and
Deimos respectively) are much smaller than from Mars' surface (5000 m/s). These
speeds are below typical impact speeds for asteroids and comets (10-40 km/s) at
Mars' orbit, and we conclude that the delivery of meteorites from Phobos and
Deimos to the Earth can occur.