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A panoramic image taken from the deck of the Phoenix Mars Lander at its landing site in the "Green Valley", Scandia Colles, Vastitas Borealis, Mars. The images used to create this image were taken over sols (solar days) 13-43 of Phoenix's time on Mars. (From Martian Vistas/Phoenix - The Peter Pan)



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