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| About
this Object
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Object Name: |
Mars |
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Object Description: |
Planet |
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Distance
from
the Sun: |
The semi-major axis of Mars'
orbit about the sun is 1.52 Astronomical Units
(A.U.) or 142 million miles (228 million km). |
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Distance from
the Earth: |
At the 2005 closest approach,
Mars was approximately 43 million miles (69
million kilometers) from Earth. |
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| About
the Data
| Data Description: |
This 2005 Mars image was created
from HST proposal 10770: K. Noll (The Hubble
Heritage Team, STScI), J. Bell (Cornell Univ.),
M. Wolff (Space Science Inst.), H. Bond, C.
Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, W. Januszewski,
Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and T. Royle (The Hubble
Heritage Team, STScI). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/HFC |
| Exposure
Date: |
October 28, 2005 |
| Filters: |
F250W (250nm), F502N (502 nm),
F658N (658 nm) |
F410M (410 nm), F502N (502 nm), and F631N (631 nm) |
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| About
this Image
|
Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, The
Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell
(Cornell University) and M. Wolff (Space Science
Institute) |
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Release Date: |
November 3, 2005 |
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Orientation/Scale: |
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