Mars Express captures Phobos in orbit, has bad video to prove it

Alright stargazers, listen up! You know that video you just watched above? Yeah, well that’s not terrible 1995-era CGI, it’s actually mind-blowing footage of the Martian moon, Phobos , passing by Jupiter in the distance. Credit goes to the insanely brainy folks over at the European Space Agency who captured 104 images of this special alignment on June 1st over a measly 68 seconds using their Mars Express probe. True, it does take a little bit of imagination to get the full sense of just how awe-inspiring this is, but consider this — the distance between Mars Express and Jupiter at the time of alignment comes in at 529 million kilometers. That’s about 329 million miles for those of you still not sufficiently impressed. Try doing that with your high-end DSLR. Mars Express captures Phobos in orbit, has bad video to prove it originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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