In a previous post, I mentioned the use of Utah's Plateaus and Canyons to illustrate the Landscape of Mars (Barsoom) in Disney's John Carter.
As some of you may know Mars has just been the closest to Earth it will be for quite some time. If you are like me, you did not possess a telescope powerful enough to get a glimpse of the martian terrain. Luckily, The University of Arizona Department of Planetary Sciences/Lunar and Planetary Laboratory's HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, has and will continue to capture high resolution images of Mars that we can view on their website . I highly recommend sharing these wonderful photos with the budding astronomer in your family!
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| Serpent Dust Devil of Mars, courtesy of HiRISE, University of Arizona |
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