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Martian moon Phobos- Detail

author: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/Novapix

reference: a-mar11-09004

Image Size 300 DPI: 15 * 11 cm

Photo of the martian moon Phobos taken on march 23 2008 at a distance of 6800km of the satellite. Image acquired by the HIRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. This image shows the large impact crater Stickney. With a diameter of 9 km, it is the largest feature on Phobos.

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2008 - ASTRONOMY - CRATER - HIRISE - IMPACT CRATER - MARS - MARS MOON - MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER - MRO - PHOBOS - SATELLITE -