Friday, December 11, 2009

Martian moons Phobos and Deimos together in one image for the first time

For the very first time, the martian moons Phobos and Deimos have been caught on camera together. ESA’s Mars Express orbiter took these pioneering images last month. Apart from their ?wow? factor, these unique images will help the HRSC team validate and refine existing orbit models of the two moons.
The images were acquired with the [...]



Full story at http://spacefellowship.com/2009/12/11/martian-moons-phobos-and-deimos-together-in-one-image-for-the-first-time/

No comments:

Post a Comment