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Dust Storm Engulfs Mars

CreditsNASA, James Bell (Cornell Univ.), Michael Wolff (Space Science Inst.), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Date
Jan 1, 2001
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2001-31-1106-image
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Credits

NASA, James Bell (Cornell Univ.), Michael Wolff (Space Science Inst.), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameMars
Object DescriptionPlanet, Global Dust Storm
DistanceAt the 2001 Mars opposition, the planet was approximately 43 million miles (68 million km) from Earth.
DimensionsThe planet has a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 km) at the equator.
About The Data
Data DescriptionPrincipal Astronomers: J. Bell (Cornell U.), M. Wolff (Space Science Institute), R. Morris (JSFC)
InstrumentHST>WFPC2
Exposure DatesSeptember 4, 2001
Filters255nm, 336nm, 410nm, 502nm, 547nm, 588nm, 631nm, 673nm, 680nm, 868nm, 953nm, 1042nm

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