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re: Phobos Eclipse

Raoul — 3/12/2004 9:33:21 PM (archived)

Interesting indeed!
Isn't Phobos more like a potatoid rather than a sphere? I'm wondering why the shadow is a disk.

Raoul

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The whole thread (10 posts)

Phobos Eclipse at Opportunity site - REB - 3/12/2004 9:15:10 PM
- re: Deimos eclipse views at Spirit site - BRFelix - 3/14/2004 3:59:19 PM
- re: Animation from Space.com - BRFelix - 3/13/2004 3:27:12 PM
  - re: re:Beautiful!!! thanks! (n/t) - Raoul - 3/13/2004 7:44:45 PM
  - clearly elongated, i.e. potato shaped (n/t) - Delbert - 3/13/2004 7:41:38 PM
- re: Phobos Eclipse - Raoul - 3/12/2004 9:33:21 PM
  - potato shape to Phobos - Delbert - 3/12/2004 11:22:42 PM
    - re: potato shape to Phobos - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2004 6:40:49 AM
      - re: potato shape to Phobos - Raoul - 3/13/2004 10:40:37 AM
        
        re: potato shape to Phobos - Tom Brosz - 3/13/2004 8:14:44 PM

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