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18 Miles From Deimos

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 22, 1996 is “18 Miles From Deimos,” an image. It is credited to 18 Miles From Deimos Credit: The Viking Project, NASA. The original explanation runs about 116 words.

18 Miles From Deimos
Credit: 18 Miles From Deimos Credit: The Viking Project, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Explanation : Diminutive Deimos is the smallest of the two tiny Moons of Mars. Potato shaped and barely 6 miles wide this asteroid-like body was visited by the Viking 2 orbiter in 1977.”

— APOD editors, December 22, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 22, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: 18 Miles From Deimos Credit: The Viking Project, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 116 words

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Source

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