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NASA releases new pictures of Mars

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-10-17 08:48

This view of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft on October 1, 2006 and released October 16, shows diverse materials and morphologies in the region south of Mawrth Vallis on Mars. The color is composed of infrared, red, and blue-green color images, and has been enhanced to accentuate the color differences. The bright material may be rich in clays and date back to a time when Mars had a wetter environment. [Reuters]