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Stunning New Pictures of Mars Moon Phobos

Posted by kdawson on from the astro-photography-porn dept.

Smivs writes "NASA has released some detailed new images of Mars's moon Phobos. The photos are dominated by Stickney Crater, a 9-km (5.5-mi.) depression that is the largest feature on Phobos. The images were captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Some researchers claim that the unique, fist-sized Kaidun meteorite, which fell to Earth at a Russian military base in Yemen in 1980, is a piece of Phobos." Here's a link to all the new images.

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  1. Larger Pic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here is a direct link to the Hi-Res image, warning, it's 13 megs in size.

    http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/gallery/press/20080409b/PIA10369.jpg

  2. Phobos, Inverted. by MaDMvD · · Score: 2, Informative

    Check it: http://images31.fotki.com/v1093/fileIXTO/a065a/4/413321/6115355/PhobosInverted.jpg