Lee Duna to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 个月前Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic videowww.space.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down12
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkSolar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic videowww.space.comLee Duna to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 个月前message-square10fedilink
minus-squareCap@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·8 个月前I love this line, “…is an asteroid-sized moon orbiting a few thousand miles (or kilometers) above the Martian surface…” A few thousand miles…or kilometers, we don’t care, pick your favorite.
minus-squareSolemn@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·8 个月前A quick search says Phobos orbits 3700 miles, aka 6000km, above the surface of Mars. A few thousand of either is in fact, correct.
minus-squaredave@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 个月前If you’re imprecise enough, anything is about half the size of an adult giraffe.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 个月前Which half? The neck half or the leg half?
I love this line, “…is an asteroid-sized moon orbiting a few thousand miles (or kilometers) above the Martian surface…” A few thousand miles…or kilometers, we don’t care, pick your favorite.
A quick search says Phobos orbits 3700 miles, aka 6000km, above the surface of Mars. A few thousand of either is in fact, correct.
If you’re imprecise enough, anything is about half the size of an adult giraffe.
Which half? The neck half or the leg half?
No, silly, the left half.
The half that’s left. Got it.