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NEW FAMILY PHOTOS OF MARS AND SATURN FROM HUBBLE Jul 27, 2018
From Astrobiology Magazine



NEW PHOTOS OF SATURN AND MARS FROM HUBBLE

And be sure to enjoy this video about the images acquired by Hubble, courtesy of Hubblecast:

Mars and Saturn are among the most popular planets. This new episode of the Hubblecast presents the images Hubble took of these planets in summer 2018. You can subscribe to the Hubblecasts in iTunes, receive future episodes on YouTube or follow us on Vimeo. Many other Hubblecast episodes are also available. Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the Hubblecast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube. More information and download options: Subscribe to Hubblecast in iTunes! Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: Watch more Hubblecavideo.web_category.allst episodes: Credit: Directed by: Mathias Jäger and Nico Bartmann Editing: Nico Bartmann Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida Written by: Calum Turner and Mathias Jäger Music: written and performed by STAN DART (www.stan-dart.com). Footage and photos:ESA, NASA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, J. DePasquale (STScI), and the NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen Caption author (Portuguese) Juvenal Caon Category Science & Technology Music in this video Learn more Listen ad-free with YouTube Premium Song Saturn: Rings of Beauty Artist Stan Dart Album Tales from the Solar System Licensed by CD Baby (on behalf of Dart_productions)

This image shows the recent observations of the planets Mars and Saturn made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, M. Mutchler (STScI), A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, J. DePasquale (STScI)


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SATURN AT OPPOSITION

This composite image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on June 6th, 2018, shows the ringed planet Saturn with six of its 62 known moons. Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, and J. DePasquale (STScI)


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MARS AT OPPOSITION

In mid-July 2018, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed Mars, only 13 days before the planet made its closest approach to Earth in 2018. Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI

This annotated image of Mars shows features of the planet that were visible in summer 2018 despite a global dust storm. Credit: NASA, ESA, and STScI


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