Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi
Explanation:
Mars looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope views captured in
late November from Singapore, planet Earth.
At the time,
Mars
was about 82 million kilometers
from Singapore and approaching its
opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky on December 8.
Olympus Mons,
largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes region
(and largest known volcano in the Solar System), is near Mars'
western limb.
In both the images it's the whitish donut-shape at the upper right.
The dark area visible near center is the
Terra
Sirenum
region while the long dark peninsula closest to the
planet's eastern limb is Sinus Gomer.
Near its tip is Gale crater,
the Curiosity rover's
landing site in 2012.
Above Sinus Gomer, white spots are other volcanoes in the
Elysium
region.
At top of the planet is the north polar cap
covered with ice and clouds.
Taken about two days apart, these images of the same
martian hemisphere
form a stereo pair.
Look at the center of the frame and cross your eyes until
the separate images come together to see the Red Planet in 3D.
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