First HRSC colour image of Phobos

This image, obtained by ESA’s Mars Express on 30 August 2008 (orbit 5984), is the first HRSC colour image of Phobos. It was taken at a distance of 2366 km from the moon’s centre, and it is the composite result of the nadir, green and blue channels. The resolution is 95 m/pixel.

The colour of the moon is very uniform, however it is possible to notice some subtle chromatic variations.