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A Crescent Moon in the Martian Sky
Mars’ moon Phobos is captured in a daytime image by Curiosity (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
A raw image taken on September 21 by Curiosity’s right Mastcam shows a daytime view of the Martian sky with a crescent-lit Phobos in the frame… barely visible, yes, but most certainly there. Very cool!
The image above is a crop of the original, contrast-enhanced and sharpened to bring out as much detail as possible.
The 13-km-wide Phobos has been spotted several times before by Mars rovers, most recently during a solar transit on September 13 (sol 37) but I’m not sure if it’s ever been clearly captured on camera during the day before (i.e., not passing in front of the Sun.) If not, this will be a first!
See the latest news from the Curiosity mission here.
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Post tags: crescent, Curiosity, daytime, Mars, Mastcam, MSL, Phobos
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2012-09-26 00:29:03
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/97589/a-crescent-moon-in-the-martian-sky/
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I think that billions in tax dollars should warrant a flow of HD photos, not this grainy rubbish.