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January 25, 2011
MARSDAILY
The Southern Hemisphere Of Phobos, Up Close
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jan 24, 2011
During the last of a series of eight encounters with the martian moon Phobos, the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA's Mars Express spacecraft acquired a detailed view of the martian satellite. The orbiter flew past Phobos at a distance of only 100 kilometres on 9 January 2011 and imaged the southern hemisphere of the irregularly-shaped moon. Researchers at the German Aerospace Center planned the image acquisitions, during which the orbiter was moving past Phobos at 2.3 kilometres per sec ... read more

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MOON DAILY

Moon Has Earth-Like Core
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TECH SPACE

ISRO Official Says Swarms Of Satellites Possible
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Rocket City Space Pioneers Announce Partnership With Solidworks
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The Hunt For The Lunar Core
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New Images Indicate Tectonic Activity On Rhea
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NASA Tests New Propulsion System For Robotic Lander Prototype
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MOON DAILY

Dynetics Awarded Contract To Provide Candidate Flight Hardware
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ECLIPSES

Four Solar, Two Moon Eclipses To Take Place In 2011
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SATURN DAILY

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MOON DAILY

NASA's LRO Creating Unprecedented Topographic Map Of Moon
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Apollo 8: Christmas At The Moon
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MOON DAILY

NASA Awards First Half-Million Order In Lunar Data Contract
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MILTECH

C-17 Fleet Surpasses 2 Million Flight Hours
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Solstice Lunar Eclipse
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SATURN DAILY

Cassini Spots Potential Ice Volcano On Saturn Moon
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SOLAR SCIENCE

IBEX Makes First-Ever Images Of Magnetotail Structures
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EXO WORLDS

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SPACEMART

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MOON DAILY

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MOON DAILY

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