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Extreme Close-Up of Mars's Moon Phobos

Posted by kdawson on from the you-lookin'-at-me dept.

coondoggie writes "The European Space Agency's Mars exploring satellite will make a number of close-up passes of the Martian moon Phobos. The Mars Express, which the agency launched in 2003, has begun a series of flybys of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars, that will ultimately set a new record for the closest pass to Phobos — skimming the surface at 50 km, or about 31 miles. This is only about 5 times the irregular moon's average radius. The data collected by the satellite could help solve some of the mysteries about the moon, beginning with that of its origin."

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  1. Larest? Larger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Phobos, the largest moon of Mars"

    Mars has just two moons, so that should probably read "Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars".

  2. WTF - looks like Goatse by spineboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Eww - no base on that moon for me - looks like you'd be living on a GOATSE world

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  3. Re:fuckfuck by zill · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://www.ultimateflame.com/