- Original Caption Released with Image:
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13 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°
occurs in mid-September 2006. The picture shows the Acidalia/Mare
Erythraeum 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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