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James Webb Space Telescope Sees Mars in a New Light for the First Time

Summary by Ground News

The James Webb Space Telescope captured its first images and spectra of the Red Planet on September 5. Webb, which launched in December 2021 and is located roughly one million miles away from Earth (1.6 million kilometers), was able to capture the sunlit side of Mars that was facing the telescope. The images depict surface features such as dust layers, craters and dark spots, including the Hellas Basin, Syrtis Major and Huygens Crater.

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News18 India

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The Independent

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Hindustan Times

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CNN

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ABC Australia

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