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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 View toward Husband Hill on Mars

The View toward Husband Hill on Mars

03/07/2006

Old Moon and Sister Stars

Old Moon and Sister Stars

29/06/2006

Planets, Bees, and a Donkey

Planets, Bees, and a Donkey

22/06/2006

Saturn, Mars, and the Beehive Cluster

Saturn, Mars, and the Beehive Cluster

17/06/2006

APOD Turns Eleven

APOD Turns Eleven

16/06/2006

Moon Over Haleakala

Moon Over Haleakala

10/06/2006

The Road to Victoria Crater on Mars

The Road to Victoria Crater on Mars

05/06/2006

Volcanic Bumpy Boulder on Mars

Volcanic Bumpy Boulder on Mars

15/05/2006

Z is for Mars

Z is for Mars

22/04/2006

Mars and the Star Clusters

Mars and the Star Clusters

19/04/2006

Mars: The View from HiRISE

Mars: The View from HiRISE

10/04/2006

Unusual Bright Soil on Mars

Unusual Bright Soil on Mars

06/04/2006

Northern Spring on Mars

Northern Spring on Mars

25/03/2006

Our Busy Solar System

Our Busy Solar System

19/03/2006

McCool Hill on Mars

McCool Hill on Mars

15/03/2006

An Unusual Two-Toned Rock on Mars

An Unusual Two-Toned Rock on Mars

26/01/2006

New Year Mars Panorama

New Year Mars Panorama

05/01/2006

A Digital Opportunity Rover on Mars

A Digital Opportunity Rover on Mars

14/12/2005

December Moon Meets Evening Star

December Moon Meets Evening Star

09/12/2005

Vista Inside Gusev Crater on Mars

Vista Inside Gusev Crater on Mars

28/11/2005

Everest Panorama from Mars

Everest Panorama from Mars

14/11/2005

The Drifts of Mars

The Drifts of Mars

08/11/2005

A Martian Halloween

A Martian Halloween

31/10/2005

A Dark and Stormy Night

A Dark and Stormy Night

30/10/2005

October Mars

October Mars

28/10/2005

The Last Titan

The Last Titan

27/10/2005

Angular Sand on Martian Hills

Angular Sand on Martian Hills

24/10/2005

On the Possibility of Ascending to Mars

On the Possibility of Ascending to Mars

19/10/2005

Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna

Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna

02/10/2005

The Shadow of Phobos

The Shadow of Phobos

17/09/2005