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	Image Gallery > Featured Image on September 1, 2003 Send to a friend  Enlarge image Keywords Mars  Hubble Space Telescope  Astronomical Distances  Astronomy Gift Shop 2010 Sky Almanac Pentax 10x50 binoculars McDonald Observatory logo cap Mars Closeup    Craters, mountains, and other features stand out in this Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars, snapped August 26, when the planet was just 34,648,840 miles from Earth. It is the sharpest picture of Mars ever snapped from Earth or its environs. [Credit: NASA/STScI] For more information, see our Mars 2003 page. Show all images about: All Categories Earth, Moon and the Sun The Solar System Space Probes & Human Exploration Stars & Nebulae Astronomers & Observatories Galaxies & Cosmology Stargazing & Star Lore
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