Stereo view of Phobos

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This stereo (anaglyph) view of Phobos has been obtained by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express on 28 July 2008 (orbit 5870), at a distance of 351 km from the moon's centre. The image was taken using the camera's stereo-2 channel, at a resolution of 15 m/pixel.

Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum).

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