*Description*:> This full color global map of Mars was assembled from four sets of HST WFPC2 images taken March 30, 1997 when Mars was only 100 million kilometers from earth. Surface features visible include craters, water ice clouds, and volcanoes. Technical facts about this news release: Back to entire collection [ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/index/435/ ] Next release [ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/11/ ] Previous release [ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/19/ ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-1997-15c