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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"

Mars Rising Through Arch Rock

Mars Rising Through Arch Rock

15/07/2003

Dust Storm Over Northern Mars

Dust Storm Over Northern Mars

10/07/2003

Martian Moon Phobos from MGS

Martian Moon Phobos from MGS

01/07/2003

Messiers and Mars

Messiers and Mars

28/06/2003

Martian Analemma

Martian Analemma

26/06/2003

The Fogs of Mars

The Fogs of Mars

02/06/2003

The Earth and Moon from Mars

The Earth and Moon from Mars

26/05/2003

Five to Mars

Five to Mars

02/05/2003

Springtime on Mars

Springtime on Mars

22/04/2003

A Halo Around the Moon

A Halo Around the Moon

21/04/2003

Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna

Magma Bubbles from Mt. Etna

16/04/2003

Energized Nebula in the LMC

Energized Nebula in the LMC

10/04/2003

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars

06/04/2003

Mt. Etna Lava Plumes

Mt. Etna Lava Plumes

31/03/2003

Melting Snow and the Gullies of Mars

Melting Snow and the Gullies of Mars

21/02/2003

Candor and Ophir Chasmata

Candor and Ophir Chasmata

18/02/2003

Unusual Gullies and Channels on Mars

Unusual Gullies and Channels on Mars

05/02/2003

The Lost World of Lake Vida

The Lost World of Lake Vida

28/01/2003

Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica

Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica

26/12/2002

Spring Dust Storms at the North Pole of Mars

Spring Dust Storms at the North Pole of Mars

24/12/2002

Night and Day in Melas Chasma on Mars

Night and Day in Melas Chasma on Mars

16/12/2002

Moon, Mars, Venus, and Spica

Moon, Mars, Venus, and Spica

04/12/2002

Name This Martian Robot

Name This Martian Robot

26/11/2002

Asteroid Annefrank

Asteroid Annefrank

13/11/2002

Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face

Asteroid Gaspra's Best Face

27/10/2002

Gullies on Mars

Gullies on Mars

24/10/2002

Rectangular Ridges on Mars

Rectangular Ridges on Mars

01/10/2002

A Dust Devil on Mars

A Dust Devil on Mars

03/09/2002

3D Mars: Northern Terra Meridiani

3D Mars: Northern Terra Meridiani

28/08/2002

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

27/08/2002