Technical facts about this news release:
| About this Object |
| Object Name: |
Mars |
| Object Description:
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Planet |
Distance from
the Sun: |
The semi-major axis of Mars' orbit about the sun is
1.52 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or 142 million miles (228 million km). |
Distance from
the Earth: |
At the 2001 Mars opposition, the planet was approximately 43 million
miles (68 million km) from Earth. |
| Dimensions: |
The planet has a diameter of 4,222 miles (6,794 km) at the equator.
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date:
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June 26, 2001 |
| Filters: |
Mars was observed at the following wavelengths:
410nm, 502nm, 588nm, 631nm, 673nm, 1042nm |
| Principal Astronomers:
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J. Bell (Cornell U.), P. James (U. Toledo), M. Wolff (Space Science
Institute), A. Lubenow (STScI), J. Neubert (MIT/Cornell)
K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, S. Crawshaw, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton,
J. Lee, Z. Levay, T. Royle (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI)
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| About this Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
July 5, 2001 9:00 a.m. (EDT) |
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