From 10 years of mission to Mars and high resolution pictures, ESA (European Space Agency) just released this amazing video of Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. As you can see, it’s pretty groovy and the video is really impressive too. The parallel grooves are actually a stunning feature of Phobos. How it got scratched that way is a good question, and of course nobody knows, yet.
The video was produced from the many high resolution pictures taken by Mars Express. The next flyby of Phobos by Mars Express will be a really close one. Only 28 mi (45 km) distance from the surface, much below the cruise altitude of future commercial space flights on earth (fyi above 62 mi or 100 km). This time it will gather data on the gravity field of Phobos and try to determine how hollow it is. So, how long before someone puts a flag on Phobos?
Source: Phobos 360 by European Space Agency, ESA on Youtube
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