Phobos

[compilerbitch]

Phobos in colour, courtesy Mars Express.





I'm sure the conspiracy theorists will love the CGI-ish feel to the surface texture...

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Re: Fear and Dread and Loathing

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Hehe, yes, crank up those mass drivers...

Deimos is actually only about 1/3rd the size of Phobos. It was imaged by the Viking Orbiter in 1977:



and since Mars Express had to be in the right orbit to capture Phobos in detail, I doubt it would give good results for a more distant Deimos.