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HiRISE Releases Enhanced Close-Up of Stickney Crater on Phobos

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's moon Phobos, has been published by the HiRISE team, credited to NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. The October 9, 2026 release highlights the crater's surface detail and is drawing attention from space enthusiasts sharing the striking image online.

Why now: Space enthusiasts are sharing the newly released, visually striking image of Mars's moon Phobos.

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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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