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Mars Express close flybys of martian moon Phobos

Stereo-1 channel image of Phobos

21 January 2011
Mars Express has returned images from the Phobos flyby of 9 January 2011. Mars Express passed Mars’ largest moon at a distance of 100km.

3D Image (red-cyan anaglyph)

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Sequence of 5 HRSC-channels

Planned landing site of the Russian Phobos-Grunt mission

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