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Pictured: An Ancient Martian?

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 8, 1996 is “Pictured: An Ancient Martian?,” an image. It is credited to Credit: D. McKay (NASA /JSC), K. Thomas-Keprta (Lockheed-Martin), R. Zare (Stanford), NASA. The original explanation runs about 153 words.

Pictured: An Ancient Martian?
Credit: D. McKay (NASA /JSC), K. Thomas-Keprta (Lockheed-Martin), R. Zare (Stanford), NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Alien! Alien?”

— APOD editors, August 8, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 8, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: D. McKay (NASA /JSC), K. Thomas-Keprta (Lockheed-Martin), R. Zare (Stanford), NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 153 words

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