Stereo Mars discontinuance to Opposition

Mars appears to be like to be like bright in these two rooftop telescope views captured in late November from Singapore, planet Earth. On the time, Mars turned into about 82 million kilometers from Singapore and drawing near near its opposition, opposite the Solar in planet Earth’s sky on December 8. Olympus Mons, largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis Montes web site (and largest known volcano in the Solar System), is discontinuance to Mars’ western limb. In each and each the footage it is the whitish donut-form on the upper beautiful. The dark home viewed discontinuance to center is the Terra Sirenum web site whereas the long dark peninsula closest to the planet’s eastern limb is Sinus Gomer. Near its tip is Gale crater, the Curiosity rover’s landing place in 2012. Above Sinus Gomer, white spots are varied volcanoes in the Elysium web site. At high of the planet is the north polar cap covered with ice and clouds. Taken about two days aside, these footage of the identical martian hemisphere effect a stereo pair. Opinion on the center of the physique and unsuitable your eyes till the separate footage arrive collectively to computer screen the Red Planet in 3D.