Sunday, April 13, 2008

Phobos Mapped

'Doomed' Mars moon imaged in stunning detail
22:29 09 April 2008

Mars's little potato-shaped moon Phobos takes centre stage in stunning new false-colour and 3D images snapped by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The moon, which some say would make an ideal destination for human space exploration, will one day be destroyed by the Red Planet. Read the FULL STORY.