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Mars, The Universe, & The Best Images of NASA Robert Nemiroff Mars - The Red Planet Rocky red planet next out from the Sun Smaller, colder, dryer than Earth Martians have not invaded Earth in modern times But perhaps in ancient times (controversial) Earthlings continue to invade Mars
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Mars, The Universe, &The Best Images of NASA Robert Nemiroff
Mars - The Red Planet • Rocky red planet next out from the Sun • Smaller, colder, dryer than Earth • Martians have not invaded Earth in modern times • But perhaps in ancient times (controversial) • Earthlings continue to invade Mars • August 28th Mars closer than in nearly 60,000 yrs • ~1000 MTUers there to see it • public awareness event (discovery-free zone)
Top Five Space Images* **** to appear on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website
Image Credits • Top Mars: All NASA • Top NASA: All NASA (no joke!) • Top APOD: • Earth at Night: DMSP Satellites • Microwave Background: WMAP, NASA • Sun: SOHO, NASA • Andromeda Galaxy: © Robert Gendler • Eagle Nebula: © AURA, NOAO, NSF
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