Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 31, 2001

Barsoom

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 31, 2001 is “Barsoom,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Viking Project , NASA. The original explanation runs about 89 words.

From the explanation

““Yes, I have been to Barsoom again …” begins John Carter in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1913 science fiction classic “The Gods of Mars” . In Burroughs’ novels describing Carter’s adventures on Mars, “Barsoom” is the local inhabitants’ name for the Red Planet.”

— APOD editors, March 31, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 31, 2001
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Viking Project , NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 89 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 31, 2001 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2001-march-31-barsoom

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