January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet

A mosaic of the Valles Marineris hemisphere of Mars projected into point perspective, a view similar to that which one would see from a spacecraft. The mosaic is composed of 102 Viking Orbiter images of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
A simulated view of the Moon as Mars begins its occultation on January 13, 2025. Credit: Stellarium
January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet

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