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26 September 2006
This picture is a composite of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter
Camera (MOC) daily global images acquired at Ls 107° during a
previous Mars year. This month, Mars looks similar, as Ls 107°
occurred in mid-September 2006. The picture shows the Elysium/Mare
Cimmerium 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 Summer/Southern Winter
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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