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Collection:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Title:
Mars, Three-color Composite
Object Name:
Mars
Acknowledgement:
*Credit:* P. James / University of Toledo
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical
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*Release Date*:May 30, 1991 12:00 AM (EDT)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-1991-11a
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*Title*:Mars, Three-color Composite
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*Description*:

Exposures taken through separate red, green, and blue filters and used to create a color image of Mars (lower right). The red filter shows the best surface detail. Because Mars' atmosphere scatters blue light (much like as on Earth) martian surface detail is obscured in the blue filter exposure. The blue filter exposure does allow for clouds to be easily seen. A polar hood of clouds over Mars' north pole is evident, and a thin sheet of morning clouds is evident on the western limb (bottom).
facet_what:
Jupiter
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Polar
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Mars
facet_what:
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
facet_where:
Jupiter
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Mars
facet_when:
May 30, 1991
facet_when_year:
1991
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-199 1-11a
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Release Date:
May 30, 1991 12:00 AM (EDT)

Mars, Three-color Composite