In honor of the Super Bowl Half Time Show and Bruno Mars… well, here’s Mars. Mosaic of the Syrtis Major hemisphere of Mars projected into a point perspective, a view similar to that which one would see from a spacecraft. The viewer's distance is 2,000 kilometers above the surface of the planet. This mosaic is composed of about 100 red and violet filter Viking Orbiter images. The images were acquired in 1980 during early northern summer on Mars. IMAGE CREDIT: NASA #nasa #space #astronomy #superbowl #sb48 #superbowlxlviii #metlife #meadowlands #sports #nfl #supernova #stars #biggame #supernovasunday #mars #brunomars #planets