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The Martian horizon from space

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

NASA’s Odyssey orbiter, leveraging its THEMIS camera, provided a striking view of the Martian horizon, a result of meticulous planning by engineers over a three-month period. Captured from a vantage point roughly 250 miles (402 kilometers) above the Martian surface, this perspective is akin to the orbiting altitude of the International Space Station.