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Part of that is that Earth's moon is quite large compared to other moons like Phobos. Here's a nice pic of Phobos and Deimos as seen from the mast-camera of Cu
by mturmon 3y ago
Part of that is that Earth's moon is quite large compared to other moons like Phobos.
Here's a nice pic of Phobos and Deimos as seen from the mast-camera of Curiosity, compared with Luna.
I remember reading an Asimov piece many years ago where he was (typically) spinning out a kind of what-if about how the large size of the moon, and the consequent majorly-obvious eclipses, influenced the importance of ancient astronomy. Not to mention other effects like tides and moonlight.
- atonse 3y agoNice, I’d love to read that.
- basementcat 3y agoIs this the link? https://www.universetoday.com/166028/perseverance-sees-phobos-deimos-and-mercury-passing-in-front-of-the-sun/ https://www.universetoday.com/166028/perseverance-sees-phobo...
- mturmon 3y agoIt's here: https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/5511/illustration-comparing-apparent-sizes-of-moons/#:~:text=Phobos%20has%20a%20diameter%2014,from%20an%20observer%20on%20Earth https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/5511/illustration-comparing-....
- phinnaeus 3y agoHe uses the "planet with a giant satellite" description of Earth as a plot point in Foundation (I think the final novel).