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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Барсум http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1165415/eng |
Credit & Copyright: The Viking Project,
NASA
Explanation:
"Yes, I have been to Barsoom again ..." begins John Carter in Edgar Rice
Burroughs' 1913 science fiction classic
"The Gods of Mars".
In Burroughs'
novels describing Carter's adventures on Mars, "Barsoom" is the local
name for the red planet.
Mars continues to inspire
Earthdwellers' interests and
imagination.
Soon it will again be invaded by
spacecraft from Earth.
This dramatic picture of a crescent Mars was taken by NASA's
Viking 2 spacecraft in 1976.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.