[..] provide meaningful new constraints on the
corresponding range of the body's porosity (30% ± 5%),
provide a basis for improved interpretation of the
internal structure. We conclude that the interior of
Phobos likely contains large voids. When applied to
various hypotheses bearing on the origin of Phobos, these
results are inconsistent with the proposition that Phobos
is a captured asteroid.
In other words, the moon is pretty porous and asteroids aren't, so it isn't a captured asteroid. However, that is only one of three hypotheses. In a previous post (http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/7/989) they state:
The origin of Phobos is a mystery, in fact three scenarios
are considered possible. The first is that the moon is a
captured asteroid; the second is that it formed in-situ as
Mars formed below it, and the third is that Phobos formed
later than Mars, from debris flung into martian orbit when
a large meteorite struck the Red Planet. Among other
objectives, the Phobos flybys are designed to provide
clues towards answering this question.
So one of the three hypotheses has been ruled out. The other two are still candidates. There is no mention of any internal voids with inexplicably 'geometric' shapes
I have a feeling that most of this article is outright sensationalism. Sadly I don't have a subscription to the scientific site so I can't read the whole paper, but so far I haven't found any other source talking about the "geometric rooms" inside Phobos.
Phobos looks fairly normal on the outside, other than a few strange lines:
On the Phobos blog, you can find a recent post (http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/7/1085), which says:
In other words, the moon is pretty porous and asteroids aren't, so it isn't a captured asteroid. However, that is only one of three hypotheses. In a previous post (http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/7/989) they state: So one of the three hypotheses has been ruled out. The other two are still candidates. There is no mention of any internal voids with inexplicably 'geometric' shapes