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Further information: Martian soil Curiosity 's view of Martian soil and boulders after crossing the "Dingo Gap" sand dune Although better remembered for mapping the Moon, Johann Heinrich Mädler and Wilhelm Beer were the first areographers. They began by establishing that most of Mars's surface features were permanent and by more precisely determining the planet's rotation period. In 1840, Mädler combined ten years of observations and drew the first map of Mars. [69] Lin, An (4 June 2012). "Structural analysis of the Valles Marineris fault zone: Possible evidence for large-scale strike-slip faulting on Mars". Lithosphere. 4 (4): 286–330. Bibcode: 2012Lsphe...4..286Y. doi: 10.1130/L192.1. a b Choi, Charles (1 October 2021). "Mars: What We Know About the Red Planet". Space.com . Retrieved 6 January 2022.Verba, Circe (2 July 2009). "Dust Devil Etch-A-Sketch (ESP_013751_1115)". HiRISE Operations Center. University of Arizona . Retrieved 30 March 2022. Williams, Matt (21 November 2016). "How bad is the radiation on Mars?". Phys.org . Retrieved 9 April 2023. Tanaka, Kenneth L.; Coles, Kenneth S.; Christensen, Philip R., eds. (2019), "Syrtis Major (MC-13)", The Atlas of Mars: Mapping its Geography and Geology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.136–139, doi: 10.1017/9781139567428.018, ISBN 978-1-139-56742-8, S2CID 240843698 , retrieved 18 January 2022

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Above ground, nearer to base, are many telescopes as well as two wooden platforms to observe the heavens. Wood is a very suitable material to build with in the cold expanse of Dome C as no fungi that rot wood can survive. Algol normally shines at magnitude 2.1, similar to the nearby star Almach (aka Gamma Andromedae). But while fully dimmed, Algol's brightness of magnitude 3.4 is almost identical to Rho Persei (or Gorgonea Tertia or ρ Per), the star sitting just two finger widths to Algol's lower right (or 2.25 degrees to the celestial south).

For a short time after sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 14, just above the southwestern horizon, the very slender crescent of the young moon will shine several finger-widths to the left (or four degrees to the celestial southeast) of Mercury. That will make them close enough to share the view in binoculars (orange circle), but delay your search until the sun has completely set.

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As of 2023 [update], Mars is host to thirteen functioning spacecraft. Eight are in orbit : 2001 Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, the Hope orbiter, and the Tianwen-1 orbiter. [238] [239] Another five are on the surface: the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, the Perseverance rover, the Ingenuity helicopter, the Tianwen-1 lander, and the Zhurong rover. [240]Chang, Kenneth (26 June 2008). "Huge Meteor Strike Explains Mars's Shape, Reports Say". The New York Times . Retrieved 27 June 2008. The Southern Taurids shower will reach its maximum rate of about five meteors per hour on Sunday evening, Nov. 5. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) Peplow, Mark (6 May 2004). "How Mars got its rust". Nature: news040503–6. doi: 10.1038/news040503-6 . Retrieved 10 March 2007.