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Scientists using the Hubble Telescope received photos of Mars and Saturn during a June-July confrontation of this year, which allowed researchers to consider them in the every detail. As reported on the site of the telescope, the image of Saturn can see only the rings, but also the hexagon of the planet.
During the confrontation, Saturn arrived 1.4 billion kilometers from the Earth. Hubble has managed to take a picture on which the rings of the planet and the spaces between them are visible. It is also noted that the rings of Saturn are eight times larger than its radius.
An image of Mars was made on July 18, 13 days before the planet approached the minimum distance to the Earth. This year, the distance between the red planet and the Earth will be 57.6 million kilometers, which will be the maximum convergence of celestial bodies since 2003. In the photo, you can see a sandstorm on Mars.
Earlier, scientists at the National Institute of Astrophysics in Bologna declared that they were able to find evidence of the presence of liquid water on Mars . The lake, about 20 kilometers in diameter, is located under the ice on the South Pole of the Red Planet. It should be noted that this is the first evidence of the presence of liquid water in Mars at this time.
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