A Perfect Storm
When NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope imaged Mars in June, the seeds of the storm were caught brewing in the giant Hellas Basin (oval at 4 o'clock position on disk) and in another storm at the northern polar cap.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0131b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 11 October 2001, 19:00 |
| Size: | 500 x 500 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Mars |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet • X - Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 | |
| Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 | |
| Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
