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Mars Express acquires sharpest images of martian moon Phobos
Jul 31 2008, Tomas

Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:50 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 2.96 km/s, only 100 km from the centre of the moon. The ESA spacecraft’s fly-bys of the moon have returned its most detailed full-disc images ever,...

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John, Kansas City
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