MRO gets hi-res pics of Phobos

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  1. Dan Leach

    Dan Leach Climbing Staff Member Moderator

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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7340670.stm

    Cool :cool:
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  2. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Awesome pics. I want to travel there!
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  3. Marso

    Marso High speed, low drag.

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    Cool! Mars could have a ring in 50 million years!!

    It'd be like Geonosis!!
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    steve2^4 Aged Meat

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    these:

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    are obviously alien artifacts. The open mouth is unmistakable. Proof that god exists in fact. It's the darwin fish being eaten by the god fish of truthiness!
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  5. Dan Leach

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    Dan Leach, Apr 10, 2008
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  6. Order2Chaos

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    I was going to say they looked like engine housing blisters. Especially since there's no deformation of the background surface at the center of those "craters"
    Order2Chaos, Apr 10, 2008
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  7. We Are Borg

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    For some reason the HD pics always look fake to me. Maybe it's because I grew up with all those crappy grainy photos NASA used to take in the 60's, 70's and 80's. :lol: :shrug:
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  8. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Unlikely, unless we are wiped out by then. If humans are still around in 50 million years we will be living on Mars and probably none too keen on the idea of a big rock wiping out the surface of Mars.
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    Heres an even better picture ;)

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    Make sure to pack your aspirin...
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    I don't think that mark is going to buff out. :unsure:

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  13. Marso

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    It's a rock.

    Someday it might make a good dockyard. Just get into that crater there and keep on digging until you have a hangar that can house a starship!
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    Yes, I think this an attempt to reach.....

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    There.. thats better :)
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    Shai-Huluuuudah
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