- Original Caption Released with Image:
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29 August 2006 This picture is a composite of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) daily
global images acquired at Ls 93° during a previous Mars year. This month,
Mars looks similar, as Ls 93° occurred in mid-August 2006. The picture
shows the north polar region 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 Summer/Southern Winter
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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