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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"

Small Moon Deimos

Small Moon Deimos

07/09/2024

Late Night Vallentuna

Late Night Vallentuna

15/08/2024

Mars Passing By

Mars Passing By

02/08/2024

Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks

Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks

31/07/2024

Solar System Family Portrait

Solar System Family Portrait

13/07/2024

How to Identify that Light in the Sky

How to Identify that Light in the Sky

09/06/2024

Shadow of a Martian Robot

Shadow of a Martian Robot

05/06/2024

Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited

Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited

23/03/2024

Phobos: Moon over Mars

Phobos: Moon over Mars

22/03/2024

Martian Moon Eclipses Martian Moon

Martian Moon Eclipses Martian Moon
Video

26/02/2024

The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade

The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade

10/02/2024

Aurora and Milky Way over Norway

Aurora and Milky Way over Norway

12/12/2023

A Landspout Tornado over Kansas

A Landspout Tornado over Kansas

29/11/2023

Planet Earth from Orion

Planet Earth from Orion

18/11/2023

A Martian Dust Devil Spins By

A Martian Dust Devil Spins By
Video

07/11/2023

Mu Cephei

Mu Cephei

12/10/2023

Northern Pluto

Northern Pluto

18/08/2023

Five Meters over Mars

Five Meters over Mars

10/08/2023

Phobos over Mars

Phobos over Mars

31/07/2023

Stickney Crater

Stickney Crater

08/07/2023

MAVEN's Ultraviolet Mars

MAVEN's Ultraviolet Mars

27/06/2023

Lightning on Jupiter

Lightning on Jupiter

25/06/2023

3D Ingenuity

3D Ingenuity

24/06/2023

Mars and the Beehive

Mars and the Beehive

10/06/2023

Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way

Halley Dust, Mars Dust, and Milky Way

12/05/2023

Flat Rock Hills on Mars

Flat Rock Hills on Mars

02/05/2023

When Z is for Mars

When Z is for Mars

15/04/2023

Terran 1 Burns Methalox

Terran 1 Burns Methalox

06/04/2023

Olympus Mons: Largest Volcano in the Solar System

Olympus Mons: Largest Volcano in the Solar System

04/04/2023

Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany

Jupiter and Venus Converge over Germany

15/03/2023