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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"

White Boat Rock on Mars

White Boat Rock on Mars

25/02/2004

A Patch of Spherules on Mars

A Patch of Spherules on Mars

16/02/2004

Solar System Portrait

Solar System Portrait

14/02/2004

Unusual Spherules on Mars

Unusual Spherules on Mars

10/02/2004

Magnified Mars

Magnified Mars

06/02/2004

Opportunity's Horizon

Opportunity's Horizon

04/02/2004

Valles Marineris Perspective from Mars Express

Valles Marineris Perspective from Mars Express

29/01/2004

Opportunity on Mars

Opportunity on Mars

27/01/2004

A Landing at Meridiani Planum

A Landing at Meridiani Planum

26/01/2004

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232

25/01/2004

Valles Marineris from Mars Express

Valles Marineris from Mars Express

24/01/2004

Columbia Memorial Station

Columbia Memorial Station

22/01/2004

Adirondack Rock on Mars

Adirondack Rock on Mars

21/01/2004

A Close-Up of Martian Soil

A Close-Up of Martian Soil

18/01/2004

Martian Surface in Perspective

Martian Surface in Perspective

16/01/2004

A Mars Panorama from the Spirit Rover

A Mars Panorama from the Spirit Rover

14/01/2004

An Apollo 15 Panorama

An Apollo 15 Panorama

13/01/2004

Two Worlds, One Sun

Two Worlds, One Sun

10/01/2004

The Hills of Mars

The Hills of Mars

08/01/2004

Red Mars from Spirit

Red Mars from Spirit

07/01/2004

Spirit's 3D View Toward Sleepy Hollow

Spirit's 3D View Toward Sleepy Hollow

06/01/2004

Spirit Pan from Gusev Crater

Spirit Pan from Gusev Crater

05/01/2004

Spirit Rover Bounces Down on Mars

Spirit Rover Bounces Down on Mars

04/01/2004

A Dust Devil Crater on Mars

A Dust Devil Crater on Mars

30/12/2003

The Witch Head Nebula

The Witch Head Nebula

29/12/2003

Layered Hills on Mars

Layered Hills on Mars

24/12/2003

Comet Encke Returns

Comet Encke Returns

23/12/2003

The Flight Of Helios

The Flight Of Helios

20/12/2003

Express to Mars

Express to Mars

18/12/2003

Retrograde Mars

Retrograde Mars

16/12/2003