Sights of the Martian Night Sky

• This site contains images of astronomical subjects taken from the Martian surface by the Spirit and Opportunity rover cameras in Spring 2004.

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Image Gallery

	The Orion constellation from Mars. This image was taken by the Spirit rover in early March 2004.
	Image of the Earth as a morning star taken from the martian surface by the Spirit rover.
	A martian sunset as viewed from Spirit.
	Animation of a transit of the satellite Phobos across the disk of the sun as captured by the Opportunity rover on 12 March, 2004.
	Animation of a transit of the satellite Deimos across the disk of the sun as captured by the Opportunity rover on 13 March, 2004.
	An image of a possible meteor in the martian atmosphere taken by Spirit on 7 March, 2004. Alternatively this could be the inactive Viking 2 orbiter that reached Mars in 1976.