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Mars near occultation by the moon. This image was taken at 4:28am on July 17, 2003 at Kye's Star Farm in Venus, Florida. Full size image (640x480) Short time lapse sequence (1MB) |
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Mars with slowly disappearing polar cap. This image was taken at 1:46am on July 27, 2003 at Markham Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
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Mars at closest approach in 60,000 years. Note how much smaller the
polar ice is when compared to the photo above taken one month earlier. This image was taken at 4:16am on August 27, 2003 at Buehler Observatory on the Central Campus of Broward Community College in Davie, Florida. |
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Mars showing Sinus Sabacus, Sinus Meridiani, Hellespontus, and Mare
Erythraeum. The polar ice now has a small detached portion just barely
visible in this image. This image was taken at 11:59pm on August 31, 2003 at Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in central South Florida. |