Phobos - Mariner 9

Mars' moon Phobos from 5760 km

Phobos
Mariner 9 image of the Martian satellite Phobos taken from 5760 km. Mariner 9 provided the first good views of Phobos. The moon is about 26 km across its longest dimension. Craters as small as 300 m are visible in this image. (Mariner 9, MTVS 4109-9)
Larger image: 227K

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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): N/A
Distance/Range (km): 5760.
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): N/A
Orbit(s): 89

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view, crater
Instrument: 2-inch Vidicon Television Narrow Angle A-camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 700 x 832, 9 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): 1.092 x 1.413
Filter: haze
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: N/A
NASA Image ID number: MTVS 4109-9
Other Image ID number: N/A
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 71-051A-04A
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): N/A
Other ID: N/A

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Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015