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Image: Wispy Clouds, A Melting Ice Cap, and Dust-Storm-Free Surface on Mars
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Wispy clouds, a melting polar ice cap, and a dust-storm free surface all indicate a cool, clear springtime in the Martian northern hemisphere. Hubble is serving as a weather satellite for studying the climate on other planets. (Image Released: February 1995)
Object Name: Mars
Image Type: Astronomical
Credit: James Bell III (Cornell University), Todd Clancy (Space Science Institute), Phil James (University of Toledo), Steve Lee (University of Colorado), Leonard Martin (Lowell Observatory), Michael Wolff (University of Toledo), and NASA
The above image is part of a montage:
Montage Image: HST's Greatest Hits 1990-1995
Image Type: Astronomical
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Supernova 1987A: Halo for a Vanished Star
Image Type: Astronomical
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The Orion Nebula: Stellar Birthplace
Image Type: Astronomical
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The Cartwheel Galaxy: Result of a Bull's-Eye Collision
Image Type: Astronomical
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Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Bombards Jupiter
Image Type: Astronomical
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Images of Spiral Galaxy M100 Before and After Hubble's First Servicing Mission
Image Type: Astronomical
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An Earth-Sized Storm on Saturn
Image Type: Astronomical
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Ring Around a Suspected Black Hole in Galaxy NGC 4261
Image Type: Astronomical
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Planetary Nebula NGC 6543: Gaseous Cocoon Around a Dying Star
Image Type: Astronomical
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Cygnus Loop: Blast Wave from a Stellar Time-Bomb
Image Type: Astronomical
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