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  2. Astronomy on Mars - Wikipedia

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    Mars sky at sunset, as imaged by Mars Pathfinder (June, 1999). Mars sky at sunset, as imaged by the Spirit rover (May, 2005). Mars sky at sunset, as imaged by the Curiosity rover (February 2013; Sun simulated by artist). The seasonal lag on Mars is no more than a couple of days, [1] due to its lack of large bodies of

  3. Orbit of Mars - Wikipedia

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    Mars comes closer to Earth more than any other planet save Venus at its nearest—56 million km is the closest distance between Mars and Earth, whereas the closest Venus comes to Earth is 40 million km. Mars comes closest to Earth every other year, around the time of its opposition, when Earth is sweeping between the Sun and Mars. Extra-close ...

  4. List of quadrangles on Mars - Wikipedia

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    The quadrangles appear as rectangles on maps based on a cylindrical map projection, [1] but their actual shapes on the curved surface of Mars are more complicated Saccheri quadrilaterals. The sixteen equatorial quadrangles are the smallest, with surface areas of 4,500,000 square kilometres (1,700,000 sq mi) each, while the twelve mid-latitude ...

  5. Lunae Palus quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    Map location is in Lunae Palus quadrangle and includes parts of Lunae Planum and Chryse Planitia. One of the most significant features of the Lunae Palus region, Kasei Valles, is one of the largest outflow channels on Mars. Like other outflow channels, it was carved by liquid water, probably during gigantic floods.

  6. Oxia Palus quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    The Oxia Palus quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Oxia Palus quadrangle is also referred to as MC-11 (Mars Chart-11). [1] The quadrangle covers the region of 0° to 45° west longitude and 0° to 30° north latitude on Mars.

  7. Mars and Jupiter as close in night sky as they'll be until 2033

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    The closest in the past 1,000 years was in 1761, when Mars and Jupiter appeared to the naked eye as a single bright object, according to Giorgini. Looking ahead, the year 2348 will be almost as close.

  8. Syrtis Major quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    The Syrtis Major quadrangle is one of a series of 30 quadrangle maps of Mars used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Research Program. The Syrtis Major quadrangle is also referred to as MC-13 (Mars Chart-13). [1] The quadrangle covers longitudes 270° to 315° west and latitudes 0° to 30° north on Mars.

  9. Mare Boreum quadrangle - Wikipedia

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    Coloring of the base map indicates relative elevations, based on data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. Whites and browns indicate the highest elevations ( +12 to +8 km ); followed by pinks and reds ( +8 to +3 km ); yellow is 0 km ; greens and blues are lower elevations (down to −8 km ).

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