Mars – rises as expected in the east but slowly. Despite the 30-hour orbit of Deimos, 2.7 days elapse between its rise and set for an equatorial observer, as it slowly falls behind the rotation of Mars. Because the orbit of Phobos is below synchronous altitude, the tidal forces from the planet Mars are gradually lowering its orbit. In about 50 million years, it could either crash into Mars's surface or break up into a ring structure around the planet. The origin of the two moons is not well understood. Their low albedo and carbonaceous chondrite composition have been regarded as
Mars One developing the technology needed, it is unclear what the astronauts would be training for. Mars One has stated that the teams selected will be undergoing a battery of training, ranging from psycho-social skills to engineering and scientific observation. Mars One funding comes from astronaut application fees, donations, undisclosed private investment, intellectual property (IP) rights, and mostly, the potential sale of future broadcasting rights. Over three quarters of the funds would reportedly go to concept design studies. Mars One states that "income from donations and merchandise have not been used to pay salaries". To date, no financial records have been released