Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Images Phobos in Color and in 3D
A new stereo view of Phobos, the larger of Mars' two tiny moons, has been captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars. The new view shows landslides along the walls of large craters. Also captured were Phobos' striking surface grooves and crater chains and craters hidden on the moon's dark side illuminated by "Mars-shine."
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nice shot, but I can beat that with my TEC refractor<br><br>I just need to get it into a tight orbit around Phobos
Absolutely stunning picture we are getting nowadays. This one is outstanding.<br>Doug
The 2nd picture if you follow the links is pretty awesome as well.
Great pics!<br>Nasa has come a long way since they took Hal Roachs' black and white hand-crank camera to the moon!<br>Is it just me, or does crater Stickney look more like a dent than a crater, as does the smaller "craterlet" inside it?<br>The entire moon looks like a hollow plastic baseball that was hit with a Louisville Slugger!<br>Artificial or not, Phobos requires more investigation, but I am positive that even if NASA found something strange, we would be the last to know...<br>CB<br><br>
