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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"

Swiss Cheese-Like Landscape on Mars

Swiss Cheese-Like Landscape on Mars

27/03/2001

Apollo / Surveyor Stereo View

Apollo / Surveyor Stereo View

10/03/2001

LkHa101: The Hole in the Doughnut

LkHa101: The Hole in the Doughnut

02/03/2001

Sand Dunes on Mars

Sand Dunes on Mars

26/02/2001

Help NASA Classify Martian Craters

Help NASA Classify Martian Craters

08/01/2001

Layered Mars: An Ancient Water World?

Layered Mars: An Ancient Water World?

05/12/2000

A Frosty Crater On Mars

A Frosty Crater On Mars

01/12/2000

The Yardangs Of Mars

The Yardangs Of Mars

14/11/2000

Double Asteroid 90 Antiope

Double Asteroid 90 Antiope

01/11/2000

The Ecliptic Plane

The Ecliptic Plane

14/10/2000

A Polar Martian Dust Storm

A Polar Martian Dust Storm

09/10/2000

Slightly Above Mars Pathfinder

Slightly Above Mars Pathfinder

12/09/2000

Eros At Sunset

Eros At Sunset

24/08/2000

Newton Crater: Evidence for Recent Water on Mars

Newton Crater: Evidence for Recent Water on Mars

26/06/2000

The Gullies Of Mars

The Gullies Of Mars

23/06/2000

Olympus Mons Volcano on Mars

Olympus Mons Volcano on Mars

29/05/2000

A Presidential Panorama of Mars

A Presidential Panorama of Mars

14/05/2000

Dog-Bone Shaped Asteroid 216 Kleopatra

Dog-Bone Shaped Asteroid 216 Kleopatra

10/05/2000

Planets In The Sun

Planets In The Sun

05/05/2000

Planets Above The Clouds

Planets Above The Clouds

04/05/2000

Layers of the Martian South Polar Cap

Layers of the Martian South Polar Cap

25/04/2000

Venus, Moon, and Neighbors

Venus, Moon, and Neighbors

06/04/2000

Inside Mars

Inside Mars

23/03/2000

Martian Dust Devil Trails

Martian Dust Devil Trails

17/03/2000

Sky and Planets

Sky and Planets

10/03/2000

Aeolian Mars

Aeolian Mars

02/02/2000

Earth, Moon, Hubble

Earth, Moon, Hubble

05/01/2000

Southern Mars

Southern Mars

03/12/1999

Landing At The Martian South Pole

Landing At The Martian South Pole

01/12/1999

Henize 70: A Superbubble in the LMC

Henize 70: A Superbubble in the LMC

30/11/1999