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Desolate Mars: Rub al Khali

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 22, 2005 is “Desolate Mars: Rub al Khali,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA. The original explanation runs about 138 words.

Desolate Mars: Rub al Khali
Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Sometimes on Mars , there is nothing to see but red sand. Traveling two kilometers south of Endurance Crater , the robotic rover Opportunity now exploring Mars stopped and took a 360 degree panorama of a desolate and rusted Martian landscape.”

— APOD editors, August 22, 2005

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
August 22, 2005
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission , JPL , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 138 words

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