Mars at Ls 357

Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems, Posted on: Friday, 3 February 2006, 05:28 CST Download full size image

This picture is a composite of Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) daily global images acquired at Ls 357° during a previous Mars year.

This month, Mars looks similar, as Ls 357° occurs in mid-January 2006. The picture shows the Tharsis face of Mars.

Ls, solar longitude, is a measure of the time of year on Mars. Mars travels 360° around the Sun in 1 Mars year. The year begins at Ls 0°, the start of northern spring and southern autumn.

Season: Northern Winter/Southern Summer

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