Orbit of MAVEN Sometimes Crosses the Orbit of Phobos (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Orbit of MAVEN Sometimes Crosses the Orbit of Phobos

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The orbit of MAVEN sometimes crosses the orbit of Phobos. This image shows the configuration of the two orbits in early December 2015, when MAVEN's Phobos observations were made.

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Credits: CU/LASP and NASA

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