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Animation of Mars Express's fly-by of Phobos. Mars Express benefits from its highly elliptical orbit, making it possible to image the far-side of Phobos (with respect to Mars) for the first time. NASA’s Mars Odyssey (MO) and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) are in a low orbit around Mars.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Phobos_fly-by_animation_ESA223006.gif/300px-Phobos_fly-by_animation_ESA223006.gif)
This is the English translation of the Media of the day description page from 19 August 2020.
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