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Phobos mission prepares for Phobos approach

by

Walter B. Myers/Novapix

Reference

e-exm01-00027

Date

2011-03-09

With the Phobos mission rocket in a stable orbit near Phobos (upper right), the command module departs so that it may approach to within a few hundred yards of the martin moon. Below on Mars can be seen Meridiani Planum where NASA's Opportunity rover landed in 2004, while it's sunset over Ganges and Eos chasmata.