- Original Caption Released with Image:
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21 March 2006
This picture is a composite of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter
Camera (MOC) daily global images acquired at Ls 25° during a previous Mars
year. This month, Mars looks similar, as Ls 25° occurs in mid-March 2006.
The picture shows the Syrtis Major face of Mars. Over the course of the
month, additional faces of Mars as it appears at this time of year are
being posted for MOC Picture of the Day. Ls, solar longitude, is a measure
of the time of year on Mars. Mars travels 360° around the Sun in 1 Mars
year. The year begins at Ls 0°, the start of northern spring and southern
autumn.
Season: Northern Spring
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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