This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
|
A Trip Into Space  Mars Satellites Mars' Satellite Phobos And Stickney Crater From 1600 Km |
|
| See also: Mars' Satellite Phobos By Viking 1, Asteroid Gaspra - Comparison With Deimos And Phobos, Mars' Satellite Phobos |   |
Viking 1 Orbiter global view of the Martian satellite Phobos. The 10 km diameter Stickney crater is at the left, centered at 5 S, 55 W. The Mars facing point is at the bottom center of Phobos, and the north pole is at about 1:00 from this point. Radiating grooves and crater chains can be seen around Stickney. Phobos is roughly 20 km across in this image. (Viking Orbiter 357A64)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27