3.3 apod

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Dust Storm on Mars

In this picture we can see the marvelous red planet of Mars. The background is all black and the focus is only on mars. In the description we read that it is spring on the northern hemisphere on this planet. Mars is unlike Earth in the fact that in spring on Mars there are not flowers and blooming life but there are dust storms. We can see the dust storm in this picture by the brownish swath of dust, which we can see in the top of this picture. It is possible for astronomers to get good pictures of mars like this because Mars is in opposition and very close to the earth. The dust storm we can see most clearly is the large dark region on this picture, also known as Mare Acidalium, which is under the polar cap, or the white part of the red planet. THis pitcure helps astronomers better understand seasons on other planets.