Lifeinism
Lifeinism
Jul 30, 2017 · 2 min read
NASA

In May 2016, the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA) took 13 pictures over 22 minutes of Mars, and one of its smallest moons was unintentionally capture during the process. A recent video from NASA shows part of the moon’s orbital progress during its photobomb session.

Not only is Phobos a small moon for Mars it also one of the most diminutive moons in our solar system. At only 11 by 13.5 by 16.5 miles, it would fit inside the National Capital Beltway, and it moves so fast it finishes its orbit in under eight hours — faster than Mars rotates on its axis. That means that during the almost 25 hour Martian day, Phobos can be seen three different times, taking laps around the Red Planet[…]


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