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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"

Supermoon over Spanish Castle

Supermoon over Spanish Castle

19/12/2016

Milky Way over Shipwreck

Milky Way over Shipwreck

30/11/2016

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster

19/10/2016

Trifid, Lagoon, and Mars

Trifid, Lagoon, and Mars

06/10/2016

A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars

A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars

05/10/2016

Retrograde Mars and Saturn

Retrograde Mars and Saturn

15/09/2016

Mars in the Clouds

Mars in the Clouds

08/09/2016

Light at the End of the Road

Light at the End of the Road

01/09/2016

The Milky Way Sets

The Milky Way Sets

26/08/2016

Curiosity at Murray Buttes on Mars

Curiosity at Murray Buttes on Mars

24/08/2016

Mars at Closest Approach

Mars at Closest Approach

09/08/2016

Summer Planets and Milky Way

Summer Planets and Milky Way

23/07/2016

Dark Dunes on Mars (Horizontally Compressed)

Dark Dunes on Mars (Horizontally Compressed)

20/07/2016

The Altiplano Night

The Altiplano Night

07/07/2016

Cirrus over Paris

Cirrus over Paris

22/06/2016

Galaxy and Planets Beyond Bristlecone Pines

Galaxy and Planets Beyond Bristlecone Pines

19/06/2016

Three Planets from Pic du Midi

Three Planets from Pic du Midi

02/06/2016

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

Valles Marineris: The Grand Canyon of Mars

29/05/2016

Milky Way Over the Spanish Peaks

Milky Way Over the Spanish Peaks

24/05/2016

Milky Way and Planets Near Opposition

Milky Way and Planets Near Opposition

21/05/2016

Falcon 9 and Milky Way

Falcon 9 and Milky Way

14/05/2016

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

10/05/2016

Crossing Mars

Crossing Mars

02/05/2016

Big Dipper to Southern Cross

Big Dipper to Southern Cross

31/03/2016

NASA's Curiosity Rover at Namib Dune (360 View)

NASA's Curiosity Rover at Namib Dune (360 View)
Video

29/03/2016

Close Comet and the Milky Way

Close Comet and the Milky Way

25/03/2016

Northern Pluto

Northern Pluto

27/02/2016

White Rock Fingers on Mars

White Rock Fingers on Mars

15/02/2016

Five Planets at Castell de Burriac

Five Planets at Castell de Burriac

06/02/2016

A Dark Sand Dune on Mars

A Dark Sand Dune on Mars

19/01/2016