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NASA's Hubble Sees Martian Moon Orbiting the Red Planet
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The sharp eye of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the tiny moon Phobos during its orbital trek around Mars. Because the moon is so small, it appears star-like in the Hubble pictures. Over the course of 22 minutes, Hubble took 13 separate exposures, allowing astronomers to create a time-lapse video showing the diminutive moon's orbital path. The Hubble observations were intended to photograph Mars, and the moon's cameo appearance was a bonus.
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Credit lineNASA's Hubble Sees Martian Moon Orbiting the Red Planet. NASA/JPL, 2017-07-20. Public domain. ID: PIA21837.
