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Phobos Flyby Success

4 Mar 2010, 12:04 UTC
Phobos Flyby Success

Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars’ enigmatic moon. The data collected could help unlock the origin of not just Phobos but other ‘second generation’ moons.

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