iTWire - Mars Express sends 'sharpest ever' photos of Phobos

Mars Express sends 'sharpest ever' photos of Phobos

by Stephen Withers
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Page 2 of 2 ESA officials described Phobos as a "small irregular body" measuring 27 × 22 × 19 km (17 x 14 x 12 miles), and thought to be a captured asteroid or a remnant of the material that formed the planets. Deimos, the second moon of mars is even smaller though slightly less irregular, measuring 15 x 12 x 11 km (9 x 7.5 x 7 miles). Both are tiny in comparison with Earth's Moon, which has a diameter of 3475 km (2159 miles). Some of the Mars Express images can be seen on the ESA's web site. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags ESA Europe Mars Phobos Space Stephen Withers Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

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