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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the seventh largest in the Solar System. A cold, dusty desert world with a thin atmosphere (mostly CO₂), the planet features extinct volcanoes, deep canyons, polar ice caps, and seasons. Mars has two small moons (Phobos and Deimos), a day just over 24 hours long, and a year lasting about 687 Earth days. It is a prime focus of robotic exploration and studies about past water and habitability.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Mars"

The Mysterious Methane of Mars

The Mysterious Methane of Mars

22/12/2014

Crystals on Mars

Crystals on Mars

12/12/2014

The Creature from the Red Lagoon

The Creature from the Red Lagoon

25/11/2014

The Day After Mars

The Day After Mars

01/11/2014

Retrograde Mars

Retrograde Mars

28/10/2014

Comet Siding Spring Passes Mars

Comet Siding Spring Passes Mars

20/10/2014

Comet McNaught Over New Zealand

Comet McNaught Over New Zealand

19/10/2014

Messier 6 and Comet Siding Spring

Messier 6 and Comet Siding Spring

17/10/2014

Mars, Antares, Moon and Saturn

Mars, Antares, Moon and Saturn

04/10/2014

Unusual Rocks near Pahrump Hills on Mars

Unusual Rocks near Pahrump Hills on Mars

29/09/2014

MAVEN at Mars

MAVEN at Mars

26/09/2014

Shoreline of the Universe

Shoreline of the Universe

20/09/2014

Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring

Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring

04/09/2014

Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars

Collapse in Hebes Chasma on Mars

12/08/2014

Rosetta's Rendezvous

Rosetta's Rendezvous

07/08/2014

Martian Anniversary Selfie

Martian Anniversary Selfie

27/06/2014

How to Identify that Light in the Sky

How to Identify that Light in the Sky

09/06/2014

Opportunity's Mars Analemma

Opportunity's Mars Analemma

16/05/2014

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

11/05/2014

Curiosity Inspects Mt. Remarkable on Mars

Curiosity Inspects Mt. Remarkable on Mars

07/05/2014

Aurora Dog over Alaska

Aurora Dog over Alaska

29/04/2014

Waterton Lake Eclipse

Waterton Lake Eclipse

17/04/2014

Spica, Mars, and Eclipsed Moon

Spica, Mars, and Eclipsed Moon

16/04/2014

Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala

Clouds and Crosses over Haleakala

12/04/2014

Mars near Opposition

Mars near Opposition

11/04/2014

Mars, Ceres, Vesta

Mars, Ceres, Vesta

10/04/2014

Mars Red and Spica Blue

Mars Red and Spica Blue

02/04/2014

Martian Chiaroscuro

Martian Chiaroscuro

22/03/2014

A Hole in Mars

A Hole in Mars

09/03/2014

Mount Sharp on the Horizon

Mount Sharp on the Horizon

08/03/2014