Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Deimos Before Sunrise

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 24, 2025 is “Deimos Before Sunrise,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech. The original explanation runs about 136 words.

Deimos Before Sunrise
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Deimos takes 30 hours and 18 minutes to complete one orbit around the Red Planet. That’s a little more than one Martian day or sol which is about 24 hours and 40 minutes long, so Deimos drifts westward across the Martian sky.”

— APOD editors, May 24, 2025

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 24, 2025
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 136 words

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