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Subject: Why don't we ever see Mars rover/lander images of the Martian sky that show

Date: Sun Jul 24 10:57:47 2005
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From the surface of Mars, Phobos has an apparent diameter 1/3 that of the full
moon as seen from Earth. Both Phobos and Deimos have been imaged eclipsing the
sun from Mars. So, why don't we ever see Mars rover/lander images of the Martian
sky that show what Phobos and/or Deimos would look like to a person standing on
Mars? Is there a reason why Phobos and Deimos cannot be imaged from the location
of any of the Mars rover/lander missions without eclipsing the sun?


Re: Why don't we ever see Mars rover/lander images of the Martian sky that show

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