Phobos appears redish (APOD 14 Apr 2008)
Phobos appears redish (APOD 14 Apr 2008)
Is the reddish hue possibly due to dust blown off from Mars itself? The white streaks from the large crater are intriguing as well. Could that indicate a thin layer of dust or merely ejecta from the impact or ...?
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http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080414.html
Phobos is supposed to have a surface of carbonaceous chondrite which is a dark material. The reddish color reminds me of rust.
Orin
Phobos is supposed to have a surface of carbonaceous chondrite which is a dark material. The reddish color reminds me of rust.
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This appears to be sunrise on Phobos.orin stepanek wrote:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080414.html
Phobos is supposed to have a surface of carbonaceous chondrite which is a dark material. The reddish color reminds me of rust.![]()
Orin
Is the red from scattering of the Martian atmosphere?
Art Neuendorffer
HERE is a great (big) .MPG file of the entire surface of Phobos.
courtesy of ESA
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Expres ... l#subhead1
courtesy of ESA
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Expres ... l#subhead1