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HiRISE Releases Enhanced Close-Up of Phobos' Stickney Crater

Original: October 9, 2026 A color enhanced close-up image of Stickney Crater on Phobos. Stickney Crater * Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL

A color-enhanced close-up image of Stickney Crater, the largest crater on Mars' moon Phobos, has been shared online, credited to NASA's HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. The image highlights the surface detail of the massive impact feature and is drawing attention from space enthusiasts discussing Mars exploration imagery.

Why now: Striking high-resolution imagery of Mars' moon from a NASA mission naturally draws interest from space and science communities.

HiRISEMars Reconnaissance OrbiterNASAUniversity of Arizona Lunar and Planetary LaboratoryPhobos

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• October 9, 2026 A color enhanced close-up image of Stickney Crater on Phobos. Stickney Crater * Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA https:// hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ https:// mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/ https://www. lpl.arizona.edu/ https://www. nasa.gov/ * Text: Jerry… · grobi@defcon.social · 6

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