Published 13:21 IST, July 4th 2020

Mars Orbiter Mission shares latest image of Mars biggest moon 'Phobos', netizens react

Many netizens compared Mars's biggest moon to an asteroid, while the rest said they missed MOM. Check out the reactions from the netizens here:

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Soon after Indian Research Organisation (ISRO) shared latest im of 'Phobos'- Mars' biggest moon taken from a camera onboard  Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), enthusiasts praised ncy for new development. im of 'Phobos' was shared by ISRO on Wednesday, July 1, following which netizens' reactions started to pour in on social media.

im was taken when MOM was about 7,200 km from Mars and 4,200 km from Phobos. composite im was generated from 6 Mars Colour Camera (MCC) frames and was color corrected. spatial resolution of im is 210 m, ISRO informed.

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Many netizens compared Mars's biggest moon to an asteroid, while rest said y missed MOM. Apparently  official ISRO's Mars Orbiter handle on microblogging site Twitter was last updated in year 2018. Check out reactions from netizens here:

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About 'Phobos'

'Phobos' is largely believed to be me up of carbonaceous chondrites. violent phase that Phobos has encountered is seen in large section gouged out from a past collision (Stickney crater) and bouncing ejecta. Stickney, largest crater on Phobos along with or craters Shklovsky, Roche and Grildrig are also shown in im, ISRO statement re furr.

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13:21 IST, July 4th 2020