Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video
Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video
www.space.com Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video
"Fear" briefly darkened the sun.
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I love this line, "...is an asteroid-sized moon orbiting a few thousand miles (or kilometers) above the Martian surface..." A few thousand miles...or kilometers, we don't care, pick your favorite.
9 1 ReplyA quick search says Phobos orbits 3700 miles, aka 6000km, above the surface of Mars. A few thousand of either is in fact, correct.
15 0 ReplyIf you’re imprecise enough, anything is about half the size of an adult giraffe.
7 0 ReplyWhich half? The neck half or the leg half?
2 0 ReplyNo, silly, the left half.
4 0 ReplyThe half that's left. Got it.
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