The disk of Mars is set against a black background. The planet is rusty-orange with darker grey areas. Bright-white clouds are visible along the left side of the sphere, and at the poles. An even brighter white patch is visible at the equator of the right limb.

Hubble Image of Mars in 2016

Hubble Space Telescope photo of Mars taken when the planet was 50 million miles from Earth on May 12, 2016.

Credits: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (ASU), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute)

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Image CreditNASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (ASU), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute)

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