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The 10 Best Mars Images Ever
By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
posted: 07:00 am ET
03 December 2002
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Happy
Times
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The Viking missions put landers
on the planet. But they also mapped Mars from above. One view, of the Argyre basin,
stands out in the mind of Bruce Jakosky, an expert on Mars geology from the University
of Colorado.
"The perspective, combined
with the spectacular impact crater that sits on the rim of Argyre, makes for an
incredibly dramatic image," Jakosky said. "I always liked the image, but then
somebody ruined it for me by pointing out that this dramatic crater was a perfect
reproduction of a Happy Face!"
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