Hubble Space Telescope Images of Mars

Our image shows the Syrtis Major hemisphere as photographed by the HST's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WPFC2) on March 10, 1997.

Archive of all HST photos of Mars of 2001 1999, 1996-97 and 1994-95
Mars at its Closest - Mars close approach to Earth of August 27, 2003. STScI PR 2003-22 (August 27, 2003)
Scientists Track "Perfect Storm" on Mars - STScI PR 01-31 (October 11, 2001)
Hubble Captures Best View of Mars Ever Obtained From Earth - STScI PRC01-24 (July 5, 2001)
A Closer Encounter With Mars - STScI PR 99-27 (June 30, 1999): Four faces of Mars: Mare Acidalium, Tharsis, Elysium, Syrtis Major hemisphere. Map constructed from Hubble images (caption). Photo caption. Hires color and b/w images
Hubble Views Colossal Polar Cyclone on Mars - STScI PR 99-22 (May 19, 1999): Mars with giant cyclone, color map of the storm, closeup view of the cyclone; photo caption; hi-res color and hi-res b/w image
Martian Colors Provide Clues about Martian Water: visual vs. IR photo [Hi-res color and hi-res b/w images; caption and supplementary information] - STScI PR 99-07
Hubble Watches The Red Planet As Mars Global Surveyor Begins Aerobraking: Mars on September 12, 1997 compared to the June 1997 view [ Hi-res color and Hi-res b/w images; caption] - STScI PR 97-31
Weather Changes in July 1997: Decay of a Martian Duststorm [hi-res color and hi-res b/w image; caption]; Rapid Weather Changes on Mars [hi-res color and hi-res b/w image; caption] - STScI Press Release 97-24
HST captures a Martian duststorm in June, 1997, with Mars Pathfinder Landing Site
HST images of Mars after its 1997 opposition: 4 views taken during one rotation, North Polar Cap, Cloud Cover (3-Color vs. blue monochrome)
HST images of Mars at 1997 opposition (March 1997): 3 views; Syrtis Major hemisphere
November 1996 HST image of a Springtime Duststorm near the Martian North Pole
February 1995 HST images of Mars (via SEDS html interface): 3 views covering the whole planet, great view of Valles Marineris hemisphere; rotating Mars animation from the February 95 HST images
1990/91 image, Syrtis Major hemisphere (STSCI-PRC91-11) [caption] - earlier release of this image (NASA Photo S91-32389, March 29, 1991) [caption]

Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope description (NSSDC)

Hubble Project (GSFC/Nasa)

SEDS HST image archive; also accessible by a html interface

Hubble Space Telescope of the Messier Deepsky Objects

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Last Modification: February 26, 1999