Summertime! [1]
Summer arrives in the northern hemisphere of Mars on October 8. It is the longest season on the Red Planet because Mars is farthest from the Sun then, so it moves slowest in its orbit around the Sun. [NASA/JPL/Caltech]
Summer arrives in the northern hemisphere of Mars on October 8. It is the longest season on the Red Planet because Mars is farthest from the Sun then, so it moves slowest in its orbit around the Sun. [NASA/JPL/Caltech]
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