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Blue Sunset on Mars

Beeker · 2010-12-23 21:27:07

From its vantage point on the surface of Mars, NASA's rover Opportunity relayed a spectacular series of images of a blue-hued sunset on the red planet. Scientists then stitched the pictures, taken over a period of 17 minutes, into a 30-second movie simulation. Merry Christmas from Mars:)…

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From its vantage point on the surface of Mars, NASA's rover Opportunity relayed a spectacular series of images of a blue-hued sunset on the red planet. Scientists then stitched the pictures, taken over a period of 17 minutes, into a 30-second movie simulation.

Merry Christmas from Mars:)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIksHVxEH2c

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#2 23-12-2010 10:30pm
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Heres another one showing Mars moon Phobos eclipsing the Sun...Beautiful:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViiriVhIhjE

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