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PIA06776: Cloudy Skies on Mars
This image taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows winter clouds drifting across the skies at 'Endurance Crater' in Mars' Meridiani Planum.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 

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This movie shows winter clouds drifting across the skies at "Endurance Crater." It consists of three images taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera over a period of one minute. Clouds are more common at Meridiani Planum now that winter has arrived.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2004-08-18