On May 22, NASA announced the "single largest one-time release of images for any planet in the history of solar system exploration," adding over 20,000 images to its Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) Image Gallery. This huge collection is offered in three galleries, one for each of the cameras used: narrow angle, wide angle, and global images. Many of the images are of such high resolution that objects on the surface the size of a school bus can be seen. This remarkable archive covers one Mars year (687 Earth days) beginning in September 1997 and extending through August 1999. Background information and instructions on using the gallery are also provided.
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