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Mars land, last best pics

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:06:53 +0000

High resolution Mars craters

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:45:50 +0000

Another visit to the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) of the University of Arizona, this time I have picked some craters and parts of craters from their Mars photos. First visit was about Phobos & Deimos, Mars moons .

Phobos & Deimos, Mars moons

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:06:26 +0000

Phobos is the larger and closer of Mars’ two small moons, the other being Deimos. It is named after the Greek god Phobos (which means “fear”), a son of Ares (Mars). A small, irregularly shaped object, Phobos orbits about 9.377 km from the center of Mars, closer to its primary than any other planetary moon.

Deimos is the smaller and outer of Mars’ two moons. It is named after Deimos, a figure representing dread in Greek Mythology.

Phobos and Deimos were discovered by Asaph Hall, Sr. on August 18, 1877 and August 12, 1877.

A simulated view of the orbits of Phobos and Deimos.

Credit: JiFish

Enjoy the rich details of each image thank you to the HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment).

Mars from space

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:02:50 +0000

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the “Red Planet” because of its reddish appearance, due to iron oxide prevalent on its surface. Wikipedia