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NASA Shares Image of Stickney Crater on Phobos
WHY IT MATTERS
The image provides insight into the geological history of Phobos and the potential effects of tidal stresses on its surface.
What happened
NASA's HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an enhanced-color image of Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos.
The crater is approximately 9 kilometers across and nearly half the diameter of Phobos itself.
The image suggests loose material slid down inside the crater walls over time, and light bluish regions near the crater's rim may indicate a relatively freshly exposed surface.
PRIMARY SOURCES
APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
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CORRECTIONS & UPDATES
- Revision 1 · Initial ingestion · Oct 9, 2026, 5:45 AM
- Revision 2 · Source update detected · Oct 9, 2026, 5:45 AM