Mars gets its rusty color from iron oxide dust that covers its surface. The bright white patch at the top is the north polar ice cap, made of water ice with a seasonal layer of frozen carbon dioxide. Mars is about 6,779 km across, roughly half the size of Earth, and orbits about 228 million km from the Sun, so sunlight there is less than half as strong as on Earth. Behind it, the Milky Way stretches across the sky. Drag or move your phone to look around in 360°. Visualised in SpaceEngine Pro. #360Photo #Mars #RedPlanet #Space #SpaceEngine #Astronomy #SolarSystem #MilkyWay #VR360 #Cosmos
