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Studying the planet as a whole gives us clues about Martian geology and climate, and reveals the similarities and differences between Mars and planet Earth.

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Wher is Mars in the night sky - Los Angeles CA 2005 Where is Mars in the Night Sky? Within two or three hours after sunset, look roughly in the eastern sky to find Mars. Mars will have a more reddish glow than the stars.
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A Mid-Northern Summer/Southern Winter's Mars A Mid-Northern Summer/Southern Winter's Mars      04 Apr 2003
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The Martian Limb The Martian Limb      04 Apr 2003
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Mars in Early Northern Spring Mars in Early Northern Spring      04 Apr 2003
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Dust Storms of 2001 Global Image of Mars: Late in June 2001, as southern winter transitioned to spring, dust storm activity began to pick up as cold air from the south polar cap moved northward toward the warmer air at the martian equator.
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Dust Storms of 2001 Global Image of Mars: Late in June 2001, as southern winter transitioned to spring, dust storm activity began to pick up as cold air from the south polar cap moved northward toward the warmer air at the martian equator.
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Global Views of Mars in late Northern Summer Global Image of Mars: Over the course of a single day, the wide angle cameras of the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) system take 24 pictures--12 red and 12 blue--that are assembled to create a daily global map. Such global views are used to monitor the martian weather and observe changes in the patterns of frost and dust distribution on the surface.
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Global Views of Mars in late Northern Summer Global Image of Mars: Over the course of a single day, the wide angle cameras of the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) system take 24 pictures--12 red and 12 blue--that are assembled to create a daily global map. Such global views are used to monitor the martian weather and observe changes in the patterns of frost and dust distribution on the surface.
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MGS Mars Global Image Thermal Image of Mars: This thermal infrared image was acquired by Mars Odyssey's thermal emission imaging system on October 30, 2001, as the spacecraft orbited Mars on its ninth revolution around the planet. The image was taken as part of the calibration and testing process of the camera system.
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Mars Opposition and Equinox Global Image of Mars: Mars Opposition and Equinox
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MGS Mars Global Image Global Image of Mars: Mars Global Surveyor data creates a view of weather on Mars, with blue-white ice clouds apparent.
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Hubble's Sharpest View  of Mars: Hubble's Sharpest View of Mars: This image was taken by Hubble just before Mars opposition, when the red planet made one of its closest passes to the Earth.
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Syrtis Major and Arabia Terra: Syrtis Major and Arabia Terra: Mars Global Surveyor provides a planetary view of Mars. The large bright region is Arabia Terra, while Syrtis Major is the dark region toward the lower right.
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Mars Albedo Mars Albedo: When the sun shines on Mars, the surface of the planet reflects that electro-magnetic energy differently. Data from Mars Global Surveyor shows the electro-magnetic reflectance (albedo) of the surface of Mars. Red areas are brighter surfaces.
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Mars Gravity Map Mars Gravity Map: Mars Global Surveyor data creates a gravity map of Mars.
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Mars Thermal Inertia Mars Thermal Inertia: Acquired during the first 5,000 orbits of the Mars Global Surveyor mapping mission, this data shows the pattern of thermal inertia variations of Mars.
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Mars Magnetic Field Mars Crustal Magnetic Field Remnants: Mars Global Surveyor shows strong Martian magnetic fields in the southern highlands, where magnetic stripes possibly resulting from crustal movement are most prominent. The magnetic fields appear to be organized in bands, with adjacent bands pointing in opposite directions, much like patterns seen in the Earth's crust at the mid-oceanic ridges.
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Mars Topography Mars Topography: These images from Mars show the high and low points on Mars. In the right hand image, the Hellas impact basin marks a low point (in purple), while the left hand view shows the large volcanoes in the Tharsis region (in red and white).
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Mars from Hubble: Mars from Hubble: Frosty white water ice clouds and swirling orange dust storms above a vivid rusty landscape reveal Mars as a dynamic planet in this sharpest view ever obtained by an Earth-based telescope. The Earth-orbiting Hubble telescope snapped this picture on June 26, when Mars was approximately 43 million miles (68 million km) from Earth -- its closest approach to our planet since 1988. Hubble can see details as small as 10 miles (16 km) across.
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