Sunday, December 03, 2006

Phobos

Fear and Terror.  Phobos and Deimos.

That's the name of Mars's two tiny moons.
When I was around 8 years old, my grand-uncle explained this to me as he walked me back home from school.

Today, watching APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day) a picture of Phobos caught my attention and reminded me of uncle Jos.

When I was a child, I imagined Mars and its moons to be scary places.

Right now, I think the Earth (and some of its inhabitants) is by far a lot more scary.

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