Another view of little Phobos
Due to its close proximity to Mars, Phobos is undergoing tidal deceleration, and will eventually get so close to
Mars it will break up from tidal forces and form a ring around Mars. It's hypothesized that the streaks and lines
visible on the surface of Phobos are due to tidal forces.
It's kind of a pathetic rock.
ReplyDeleteSome scientists think it may be an asteroid that wandered too close and was captured by Mars gravity.
DeleteThat picture from the surface of Mars is great! We live in a great age!
ReplyDeleteWe really do. I really appreciate the insanity that is our ability to get these images so clear and sharp. Wasn't that long ago the Wright Brothers were struggling to get their flying invention off the sand at Kitty Hawk.
DeleteOne thing I'm sad about in our world of wonders- when I was a youngster, Mars had canals, that may have been built by extraterrestials; Venus was shrouded, but vast civilizations could've been under the clouds, for all we knew.
ReplyDeleteNow that's all gone, and we have two dead planets. No life anywhere that we've found.
Oh well, at least we can drive remote-control cars there, and take wonderful pictures!