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Phobos over Mars

Image Credit: ESA, DLR, FU Berlin, Mars Express; Processing & CC BY 2.0 License: Andrea Luck

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A dark irregularly-shaped moon is seen in front of the red planet Mars. Craters are visible in the foreground and the edge of the planet is just visible at the top of the image.

APOD: 2023 July 31 – Phobos over Mars

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If that was not #APOD I would say "That's clearly photoshopped" 😆 .
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I love how wonky Phobos and Deimos look. I even wrote about their weird orbits azeemba.com/posts/mars-phobos-…

Why is Mars's Moon Traveling the Wrong Way?

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Had a dim memory of an image showing a similar view:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap101201.ht…
Beautifully shows in comparison how dark Phobos is.

APOD: 2010 December 1 - Martian Moon Phobos from Mars Express

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