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Image of the day 02/23/2020

Mars - 3rd June 2018 a reworked image, Niall MacNeill

Mars - 3rd June 2018 a reworked image

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

Image of the day 02/23/2020

Mars - 3rd June 2018 a reworked image, Niall MacNeill

Mars - 3rd June 2018 a reworked image

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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I decided to rework this image of Mars which was IOTD some time ago. It is my best Mars image and was captured very shortly before the global dust storm engulfed the planet. I have applied some learnings to the processing and also show the component red, green and blue images here.

Olympus Mons is central to the image and the three Tharsis shield volcanoes are enshrouded with cloud which extends across to the equatorial region and over the Valles Marineris. This cloud is plainly seen in the Blue image. To the south, the large albedo area just north of the south polar cap is the Terra Sirenum.

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Mars - 3rd June 2018 a reworked image, Niall MacNeill