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Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video (www.space.com)
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[–] Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A quick search says Phobos orbits 3700 miles, aka 6000km, above the surface of Mars. A few thousand of either is in fact, correct.

[–] dave@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago

If you’re imprecise enough, anything is about half the size of an adult giraffe.