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Mars: Closest Encounter
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About the Object Object Name: Mars Object Description: Closest Approach 2003 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). Distance from the Earth: At the 2003 closest approach, Mars was approximately 35 million miles (56 million kilometers) from Earth. Dimensions: The planet has a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 kilometers) at the equator. About the Data Data Description: These data are taken from HST proposal 10065 by J. Bell (Cornell U.), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), A. Lubenow (STScI), and K. Noll (STScI). Additional image processing and analysis support from: K. Noll and A. Lubenow (STScI); M. Hubbard (Cornell U.); R. Morris (NASA/JSC); P. James (U. Toledo); S. Lee (U. Colorado); and T. Clancy, B. Whitney and G. Videen (SSI); and Y. Shkuratov (Kharkov U.). Instrument: HST/WFPC2 Exposure Dates/Filters: Image 1: August 26, 2003 22:21:52 - 23:12:18 Universal Time; F410M ("B"), F502N ("V"), F631N ("R")
Image 2: August 27, 2003 09:35:28 - 10:22:54 Universal Time; F410M (B), F502N (V), F673N (R) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, J. Bell (Cornell U.), and M. Wolff (SSI) Release Date: Image 1: August 27, 2003 6:00AM (EDT)
Image 2: August 27, 2003 4:00PM (EDT)
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About the Object Object Name: Mars Object Description: Closest Approach 2003 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). Distance from the Earth: At the 2003 closest approach, Mars was approximately 35 million miles (56 million kilometers) from Earth. Dimensions: The planet has a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 kilometers) at the equator. About the Data Data Description: These data are taken from HST proposal 10065 by J. Bell (Cornell U.), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), A. Lubenow (STScI), and K. Noll (STScI). Additional image processing and analysis support from: K. Noll and A. Lubenow (STScI); M. Hubbard (Cornell U.); R. Morris (NASA/JSC); P. James (U. Toledo); S. Lee (U. Colorado); and T. Clancy, B. Whitney and G. Videen (SSI); and Y. Shkuratov (Kharkov U.). Instrument: HST/WFPC2 Exposure Dates/Filters: Image 1: August 26, 2003 22:21:52 - 23:12:18 Universal Time; F410M ("B"), F502N ("V"), F631N ("R")
Image 2: August 27, 2003 09:35:28 - 10:22:54 Universal Time; F410M (B), F502N (V), F673N (R) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, J. Bell (Cornell U.), and M. Wolff (SSI) Release Date: Image 1: August 27, 2003 6:00AM (EDT)
Image 2: August 27, 2003 4:00PM (EDT)
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*Release Date*:August 27, 2003 06:00 AM (EDT)
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*Title*:Mars: Closest Encounter
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*Title*:Mars: Closest Encounter
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2003-22b
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*Description*:>
Footage of Astronomers James Bell of Cornell University, Michael Wolff of the Space Science Institute and Keith Noll of Space Telescope Science Institute receiving the Mars image from NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Footage contains initial reaction and processing of the various filters into one composite image.
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Footage of Astronomers James Bell of Cornell University, Michael Wolff of the Space Science Institute and Keith Noll of Space Telescope Science Institute receiving the Mars image from NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2. Footage contains initial reaction and processing of the various filters into one composite image.
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2 minutes 43 seconds
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