File:NASA’s Hubble Sees Martian Moon Orbiting the Red Planet (35659042570).png
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While photographing Mars, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a cameo appearance of the tiny moon Phobos on its trek around the Red Planet. Discovered in 1877, the diminutive, potato-shaped moon is so small that it appears star-like in the Hubble pictures. Phobos orbits Mars in just 7 hours and 39 minutes, which is faster than Mars rotates. The moon’s orbit is very slowly shrinking, meaning it will eventually shatter under Mars’ gravitational pull, or crash onto the planet. Hubble took 13 separate exposures over 22 minutes to create a time-lapse video showing the moon’s orbital path. Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Find us on <a href="http://instagrid.me/nasagoddard/?vm=grid" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> |
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Source | NASA’s Hubble Sees Martian Moon Orbiting the Red Planet |
Author | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA |
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Source | STScI |
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Headline | The Tiny Moon Phobos Is Photographed During Its Quick Trip Around Mars |
Credit/Provider | NASA and ESA |
Author | Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach |
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Date and time of data generation | 20 July 2017 |
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Unique ID of original document | 6BEE90ABAE919C0E11B8315BC1A25A10 |
Date and time of digitizing | 05:02, 12 May 2016 |
File change date and time | 08:43, 12 July 2017 |
Date metadata was last modified | 10:26, 12 July 2017 |
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Contact information | outreach@stsci.edu
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