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Hubble spies mystery plume on Mars


Date: 15 February 2015
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Mars
Copyright: JPL/NASA/STScI

A curious plume-like feature was observed on Mars on 17 May 1997 by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is similar to the features detected by amateur astronomers in 2012, although appeared in a different location.

The Hubble image is extracted from this publicly available image.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
17-Feb-2026 18:48 UT

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