Okay, I put together a Mars visualisation so you can see what I mean. Same deal - Mars rotating, but you'll see it's much more 3D. Having the context of the stars behind is a huge help because it gives the 3D some context, as does the little Phobos zooming around. The more objects you can put in there at different depths, the better it looks.
https://www.youtube.com/v/ngEOFR3ykZ...st=ngEOFR3ykZA
Cheers
Markus