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Phobos: Moon over Mars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 22, 2024 is “Phobos: Moon over Mars,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Zolt Levay ( STScI ) – Acknowledgment: J.Bell ( ASU ) and M.Wolff ( SSI ). The original explanation runs about 137 words.

Phobos: Moon over Mars
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Zolt Levay ( STScI ) – Acknowledgment: J.Bell ( ASU ) and M.Wolff ( SSI ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“A tiny moon with a scary name , Phobos emerges from behind the Red Planet in this timelapse sequence from the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope . Over 22 minutes the 13 separate exposures were captured near the 2016 closest approach of Mars to planet Earth.”

— APOD editors, March 22, 2024

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
March 22, 2024
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Zolt Levay ( STScI ) – Acknowledgment: J.Bell ( ASU ) and M.Wolff ( SSI )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 137 words

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