Most detailed photos of Mars’ moon Deimos unveiled
The most detailed photos of Mars' moon Deimos have been unveiled after a probe flew simply 100km (62 miles) from its floor.The "unprecedented" high-resolution footage, captured by the UAE Space Agency throughout a sequence of flybys, embody a glimpse of areas on the far facet of the moon which have by no means been noticed in such element earlier than.
The moon - which NASA describes as "small and lumpy" - takes 30 hours to orbit Mars and is simply 9 miles lengthy (15km).The flyby photos are a part of the UAE's wider Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) to check the Red Planet.
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Images of Deimos from the Emirates Mars Mission
It is amongst a string of nations to plan or launch analysis missions to Mars in recent times, toge...