Martian moon Phobos

by: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/Novapix
Reference: a-mar11-09001
Date: 2008-04-10

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. The most prominent feature in this image is the large impact crater Stickney, in the lower right. With a diameter of 9 km, it is the largest feature on Phobos.

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