An astronaut makes first human contact with Mars moon ?

An astrogeologist in a spacesuit and manned maneuvering unit (MMU) makes the first human contact with Mars asteroid-like moon Phobos. On the upper right is another free-ranging astrogeologist descending toward the surface. On the left at a distance of several hundred yards is an Orion-class command module. The command module has ferried the astrogeologists to Phobos from their living accommodations in Mars orbit. At 5, 800 miles away, Mars itself looms large, nearly filling the entire sky. PhobosE?? gravity is so low that its surface could be explored like scuba divers floating over the oceanE??s bottom

Analysis Astrogeology Astronautical Astronautics Backpack Bumpy Capsule Component Exogeology Extravehicular Hardware Hovering Maneuvering Manned Module Modules Moonwalk Phobos Satellites Spacecraft Spaceflight Spacesuit Spacewalk Studying Terrain Terrestrial

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