More Pictures and Movies of Mars

This is a mosaic of Mars. In the center is the largest known chasm in the solar system, Valles Marinaris. It is viewed at a distance of 2,500 kilometers from the surface ofthe planet. The mosaic is composed of 102 Viking Orbiter images of Mars. The center of the scene shows the entire Valles Marineris canyon system, which is over 3,000 kilometers long and up to 8 kilometers deep, extending from Noctis Labyrinthus, the arcuate system of graben to the west, to the chaotic terrain to the east. Many huge ancient river channels begin from the chaotic terrain and north-central canyons and run north.

The Cerberus region is shown in this mosiac of Mars. The viewer's distance is 2,000 kilometers above the surface of the planet. This mosaic is composed of 104 Viking Orbiter Images. The images were acquired on February 11, 1980 during orbit 1,323 of Viking Orbiter 1. Thin white clouds dispersed over the northern hemisphere can be seen.

A mosiac of the Syrtis Major region is shown in this image. The viewer's distance is 2,000 kilometers above the surface of the planet. This mosaic is composed of about 100 red and violet filter Viking Orbiter images. The large bright colored area, located in the upper left area of the image is known as Arabia. The dark area to the right of Arabia, called Syrtis Major Planus, is a volcanic shield. Bright white areas to the south, including the Hellas impact basin at extreme lower right, are covered by carbon dioxide frost. Regions to the west and south of Syrtis Major are heavily cratered and relatively old. The dark feature coming around the western horizon is known as Sinus Sabaeus.

These Pictures were taken by the Hubble Space Telescope

The Valles marinaris region (centered on roughly 60 degrees longitude)

The Tharsis region (centered on roughly 160 degrees longitude)

The Syrtis Major region (centered on roughly 270 degrees longitude)

Two Hubble Space Telescope images of Mars, taken on September 18 and October 15, 1996, reveal a large dust storm near the edge of the Martian north polar cap

This image is a collection of three pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of late Spring in Mars (centered on roughly 160, 210, and 305 degrees longitude)

One of the best known features on the Martian surface and the largest known volcano, Olympus Mons

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MOVIES

This is a movie of the rover examining a martian rock. (1.1 Mbytes) Click here to download
This is a movie of the suspected evidence of life found on a rock from Mars (987k) Click here to download.
Watch the launch of the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft (680k) Click here to download.

These Pictures were taken by the Hubble Space Telescope

The Valles marinaris region (centered on roughly 60 degrees longitude)	The Tharsis region (centered on roughly 160 degrees longitude)	The Syrtis Major region (centered on roughly 270 degrees longitude)

Two Hubble Space Telescope images of Mars, taken on September 18 and October 15, 1996, reveal a large dust storm near the edge of the Martian north polar cap	This image is a collection of three pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of late Spring in Mars (centered on roughly 160, 210, and 305 degrees longitude)	One of the best known features on the Martian surface and the largest known volcano, Olympus Mons