Friday, April 11, 2008

4.2 Stickney Crater

The Stickney Crater is the largest crater on the Martian Moon Phobos. Stickney is nearly half the diameter of the moon itself. The event that caused this crater seems to have almost destroyed the small moon. This image was taken by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The streaks along Phobos suggest that material has slid inside the crater walls over time. The actual event that caused this crater is unknown.

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