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'Earth equivalent of...': NASA's Mars crater image stuns netizens

Name: 'Earth equivalent of...': NASA's Mars crater image stuns netizens
Uploaded: 2022-04-14T16:20:37.000+05:30
Duration: T00M45S
Channel: Editorji News Desk
Description: An image from the red planet i.e., mars has been shared by NASA on its instagram official account. The image was captured by using the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Th...

Through the post, NASA informed the users “The Martian crater marks the spot. You’re looking at 0° longitude on Mars, the Greenwich Observatory equivalent on the Red Planet."

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53

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'Earth equivalent of...': NASA's Mars crater image stuns netizens

An image from the red planet i.e., Mars has been shared by NASA on its official Instagram account. The image was captured by using the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Through the post, NASA informed the users “The Martian crater marks the spot. You’re looking at 0° longitude on Mars, the Greenwich Observatory equivalent on the Red Planet."

Since the post was shared on Instagram, it has gained more than 4 lakh likes. The post garnered many reactions from the people.

NASA explained that the Airy Crater, which has been seen as the larger crater originally defined zero longitude for the red planet.

The crater was selected because it did not need to adjust existing maps.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the crater in the image from NASA mark on Mars?❯

The crater marks 0° longitude on Mars, which is the Greenwich Observatory equivalent for the Red Planet.

What instrument captured the image of the Martian crater?❯

What is the name of the crater originally used to define zero longitude for Mars?❯

Why was a smaller crater called Airy-0 later selected as the marker?❯

On which social media platform did NASA share this image and how many likes did it receive?❯

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