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Martian Colors Provide Clues About Martian Water (Hubble WFPC2 View)


Depicts: Mars
Copyright: Jim Bell (Cornell University), Justin Maki (JPL), and Mike Wolff (Space Sciences Institute) and NASA

This "true-color" image of Mars shows the planet as it would look to human eyes. It is clearly more earth-toned than usually depicted in other astronomical images, including earlier Hubble pictures.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
16-Apr-2026 04:41 UT

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