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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"

Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars

Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars

26/02/2009

Bonestell Panorama from Mars

Bonestell Panorama from Mars

20/01/2009

Methane Discovered in the Atmosphere of Mars

Methane Discovered in the Atmosphere of Mars

19/01/2009

Martian Sunset

Martian Sunset

10/01/2009

An Apollo 15 Panorama: Astronaut Exploring

An Apollo 15 Panorama: Astronaut Exploring

30/11/2008

Radar Indicates Buried Glaciers on Mars

Radar Indicates Buried Glaciers on Mars

24/11/2008

Phoenix and the Holy Cow

Phoenix and the Holy Cow

12/11/2008

Layers of Red Cliffs on Mars

Layers of Red Cliffs on Mars

06/10/2008

Planets Ahoy!

Planets Ahoy!

30/09/2008

Planets over Perth

Planets over Perth

12/09/2008

Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica

Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica

07/09/2008

A Mars Panorama from the Phoenix Lander

A Mars Panorama from the Phoenix Lander

12/08/2008

High Cliffs Surrounding Echus Chasma on Mars

High Cliffs Surrounding Echus Chasma on Mars

23/07/2008

Changes in Angular Mars

Changes in Angular Mars

14/07/2008

Planets and Fire by Moonlight

Planets and Fire by Moonlight

09/07/2008

Shadow of a Martian Robot

Shadow of a Martian Robot

29/06/2008

Phoenix Digs for Clues on Mars

Phoenix Digs for Clues on Mars

15/06/2008

Phoenix and the Snow Queen

Phoenix and the Snow Queen

12/06/2008

Mars Soil Sample Ready to Analyze

Mars Soil Sample Ready to Analyze

08/06/2008

June's Young Crescent Moon

June's Young Crescent Moon

07/06/2008

Unusual Light Patch Under Phoenix Lander on Mars

Unusual Light Patch Under Phoenix Lander on Mars

02/06/2008

Descent of the Phoenix

Descent of the Phoenix

30/05/2008

Phoenix at Mars

Phoenix at Mars

27/05/2008

A New Horizon for Phoenix

A New Horizon for Phoenix

26/05/2008

Phoenix Lander Arrives at Mars

Phoenix Lander Arrives at Mars

25/05/2008

Flying Over the Columbia Hills of Mars

Flying Over the Columbia Hills of Mars

19/05/2008

Retrograde Mars

Retrograde Mars

11/05/2008

Stars and Mars

Stars and Mars

10/05/2008

Moon Meets Mercury

Moon Meets Mercury

09/05/2008

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

14/04/2008