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A silhouette of Phobos, one of the two Martian moons, as it passed in front of the Sun on February 8, 2024 (Sol 1056).

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS/SSI/PIA26248

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[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Is the other moon less potato?

[-] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago
[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I don’t know. That still looks pretty potato. But in another post on this com there’s Deimos passing in front of the sun and it looks from a distance somewhat more spherical I suppose.

[-] paulhammond5155@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It's orbit is further out so it looks smaller and rounder

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