Mars near opposition 1995-2005: 1997
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope snapped this picture of Mars on October 28, within a day of its closest approach to Earth on the night of October 29. The large regional dust storm appears as the brighter, redder cloudy region in the middle of the planet's disk.
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 433 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical V | 554 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |
| Optical R | 763 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |