Mars will also come in the category of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Wondering how so? A new research from UC Berkeley has suggested that Mars’ largest moon Phobos would break into pieces and it will be completely shredded till it reaches moon. The process would lead to a ring of debris that will encircle the planet.

Study’s co-researcher TusharMittal said that if the moon breaks apart at around 680 kms above the surface then very narrow ring would be formed when compared one of the biggest rings of Saturn.

“Over time it would spread out and get wider, reaching the top of the Martian atmosphere in a few million years, when it would start losing material because stuff would keep raining down on Mars”, affirmed Mittal.

Another co-researcher Benjamin Black said that it would be a sight to watch when Mars would be having a ring of its own. But it is not going to happen soon, said the researchers, who said that the process would take around 20 to 40 million years.

The process of formation of the ring is dependent on tidal forces that would ultimately pull apart Phobos as it gets closer to Mars. The scientists said that as Phobos will move closer to its planet, the tidal forces would be so strong that they would be sufficient to break the moon into pieces.

But the researchers are confident of the fact that the moon will break with a warning. Future missions of the moon will help researchers know about Phobos.