During the Viking primary mission the cameras on the two orbiters acquired about 50 pictures of the two Martian moons. The Viking images of the satellites have a higher surface resolution than those obtained by Mariner 9. The typical surface resolution achieved was 100-200 m, although detail as small as 40 m was imaged on Phobos during a particularly close passage. Attention is given to color sequences obtained for each satellite, aspects of phase angle coverage, and pictures for ephemeris improvement.
Viking Imaging of Phobos and Deimos: An Overview of the Primary Mission
Journal of Geophysical Research ; 82 , 28
1977-09-30
Miscellaneous
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English
Mission Concept of Phobos/Deimos Exploration
NTIS | 1993
|Low cost mission to Phobos and Deimos
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
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