Extreme Close-Up of Mars's Moon Phobos

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @12:36PM 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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Did some one say... by Brad1138 · 2010-02-16 13:23 · Score: 0, Troll

Extreme Close-Up?

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If Wayne and Garth were /. moderators by AgentPhunk · 2010-02-16 13:23 · Score: 0, Troll

http://excloseup.ytmnd.com/