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Color-enhanced close-up of Stickney Crater on Phobos released

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, is being shared online. The image comes from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, with credit to the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Viewers are reacting to the detailed look at the massive impact feature that dominates the small moon's surface.

Why now: The striking color-enhanced imagery of Phobos's largest crater from NASA's HiRISE camera is drawing attention to Mars exploration imagery.

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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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