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A minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet.
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The largest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons.
And crossing in front of it, one of the smallest moons, Phobos.
Photographed from Mars orbit.
Credit: Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) CC BY
And crossing in front of it, one of the smallest moons, Phobos.
Photographed from Mars orbit.
Credit: Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) CC BY
July 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The largest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons.
And crossing in front of it, one of the smallest moons, Phobos.
Photographed from Mars orbit.
Credit: Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) CC BY
And crossing in front of it, one of the smallest moons, Phobos.
Photographed from Mars orbit.
Credit: Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Andrea Luck (@andrealuck.bsky.social) CC BY
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This is a solar eclipse.
Seen from the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover in 2022.
That moon is the little space potato Phobos. And you can even see sunspots!
Seen from the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover in 2022.
That moon is the little space potato Phobos. And you can even see sunspots!
June 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a solar eclipse.
Seen from the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover in 2022.
That moon is the little space potato Phobos. And you can even see sunspots!
Seen from the surface of Mars by the Perseverance rover in 2022.
That moon is the little space potato Phobos. And you can even see sunspots!
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anyway i just learned that centaur Pholus, holder of wine, as an astronomical body contains methanol (a kind of alcohol!) and is fairly unique in that regard
June 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
anyway i just learned that centaur Pholus, holder of wine, as an astronomical body contains methanol (a kind of alcohol!) and is fairly unique in that regard