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Subject: Mars Deimos eclipse

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Mikebuzz

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Date Posted: 11:31:28 03/06/04 Sat

Opportunity Mars rover used its Panoramic Camera to watch the rare solar crossing of the Sun by the martian moon Deimos Thursday.

The rare solar transit of the martian moon occurs only twice per Mars year (one Mars year equals roughly two Earth years).

Deimos is a dark body that appears to be composed of C-type surface materials, similar to that of asteroids found in the outer asteroid belt. Named after the Roman God of dread, Deimos is the smaller of Mars' two moons. Deimos whirls around Mars every 30 hours. The natural moon is 10 by 7.5 miles (16 by 12 kilometers) in size
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