A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars, showcasing the planet's detailed surface features, including the south polar cap, Huygens crater, Hellas Impact Basin, and contrasting highlands and lowlands. This is the most detailed image of Mars ever captured from Earth, taken during its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years.

Astronomy Picture from 27/08/2003

Big Mars from Hubble

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