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Description	English: Editor’s Note: The findings reported here are based on preliminary results that have not been shared formally with the scientific community via peer-reviewed publication.
Date	19 September 2022 (upload date)
Source	Mars (NIRCam Images)
Author	IMAGE: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Heidi Hammel (AURA), Mars JWST/GTO Team
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Author	Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Image title	The first images of Mars, captured by Webb’s NIRCam instrument on September 5, 2022. Left: Reference map of the observed hemisphere of Mars. Top right: NIRCam image showing 2.1-micron reflected sunlight, revealing surface features such as craters and dust layers. Bottom right: Simultaneous NIRCam image showing 4.3-micron emitted light that reveals temperature differences with latitude and time of day, as well as darkening of the Hellas Basin caused by atmospheric effects.
Short title	First Webb Observations of Mars Dazzle Astronomers
Credit/Provider	NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, MARS JWST/GTO team
Headline	NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured its first images and spectra of Mars on September 5, 2022. The telescope’s remarkable infrared sensitivity provides a unique perspective on our neighboring planet, complementing data collected by orbiters, rovers, and other telescopes.
Source	STScI
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Date and time of data generation	00:00, 19 September 2022
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Contact information	outreach@stsci.edu http://stsci.edu 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD, 21218 USA 410-338-4444
Keywords	Mars
Date and time of digitizing	06:01, 13 September 2022
Date metadata was last modified	12:32, 16 September 2022
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