Space.com Dodging Phobos – MAVEN’s Thrusters Fired To Avoid Mars Moon | Video 3 March 2017 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft and the Martian moon Phobos would have come within 7 seconds of each other if mission controllers didn’t boost the probe’s velocity. The burn came on Feb. 28, 2017, one week before they could have collided. from Space.com bit.ly/2mLSNUU Share: