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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
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Colossal Cyclone Swirls near Martian North Pole
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Colossal Cyclone Swirls near Martian North Pole
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Mars
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Mars
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical
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*Image Type:*: Astronomical
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*Release Date*:May 19, 1999 12:00 AM (EDT)
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*Release Date*:May 19, 1999 12:00 AM (EDT)
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*Title*:Colossal Cyclone Swirls near Martian North Pole
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*Title*:Colossal Cyclone Swirls near Martian North Pole
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-1999-22b
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-1999-22b
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*Description*:
Here is the discovery image of the Martian polar storm as seen in blue light (410 nm). The storm is located near 65 deg. N latitude and 85 deg. W longitude, and is more than 1000 miles (1600 km) across. The residual north polar water ice cap is at the top of the image. A belt of clouds like that seen in previous telescopic observations during this Martian season can also be seen in the planet's equatorial regions and northern mid-latitudes, as well as in the southern polar regions. The volcano Ascraeus Mons can be seen as a dark spot poking above the cloud deck near the western (morning) limb. This extinct volcano towers nearly 16 miles (25 km) above the surrounding plains and is about 250 miles (400 km) across.
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*Description*:
Here is the discovery image of the Martian polar storm as seen in blue light (410 nm). The storm is located near 65 deg. N latitude and 85 deg. W longitude, and is more than 1000 miles (1600 km) across. The residual north polar water ice cap is at the top of the image. A belt of clouds like that seen in previous telescopic observations during this Martian season can also be seen in the planet's equatorial regions and northern mid-latitudes, as well as in the southern polar regions. The volcano Ascraeus Mons can be seen as a dark spot poking above the cloud deck near the western (morning) limb. This extinct volcano towers nearly 16 miles (25 km) above the surrounding plains and is about 250 miles (400 km) across.
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Polar
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Polar
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Mars
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Mars
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Mars
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Mars
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Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.
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May 19, 1999
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May 19, 1999
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1999
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1999
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-199 9-22b
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SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-199 9-22b
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May 19, 1999 12:00 AM (EDT)
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May 19, 1999 12:00 AM (EDT)
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