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Phobos breaking up to form ring - Illustration

author: Ron Miller/Novapix

reference: a-mar99-20001

Image Size 300 DPI: 55 * 40 cm

Phobos, one of Mars' moons, is getting closer to the planet and in several million years Phobos will break apart upon reaching the Roche limit, and become a set of rings.

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2017 - ASTRONOMY - GRAVITY - ILLUSTRATION - MARS - MARS MOON - PHOBOS - PLANET - POSTER - RING - SATELLITE -