Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 12:56 in Astronomy & Space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:49 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 3 km/s, only 93 km from the moon. The ESA spacecraft`s fly-bys of the moon have returned its most detailed full-disc images ever, also in 3-D, using the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board.

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