Hubble's New View of Mars and Planets

  • Released Thursday, May 19, 2016
  • ID: 12260

The Hubble Space Telescope is more well known for its picturesque views of nebulae and galaxies, but it's also useful for studying our own planets, including Mars.

Hubble imaged Mars on May 12, 2016 - ten days before Mars would be on the exact opposite side of the Earth from the Sun.

View the full image release here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-takes-mars-portrait-near-close-approach

For More Information

See http://nasa.gov/hubble



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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center


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