Can the Hellas Basin crater on Mars be viewed from the Earth?

ANSWER from Roger Herzler on 13 January 2006: Several features on Mars are visible in a backyard telescope. For example, the snow caps are visible in a 4" telescope. I was able to find some good pictures of the Hellas Basin, which is an impact crater: Univ.

Of Texas: tsgc.utexas.edu/everything/mars/hellas_b... Imagiverse's own column on it: imagiverse.org/activities/robotics/iro/a... NASA website including details on it: rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect19/Sect19_12.html and this Wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellas_Planitia According to Wikipedia, it was observed in the 1800s from Earth, and it wasn't uncommon for astronomers to be using 6-10" telescopes during that period. My suspicion is that would be sufficient, but I've not viewed it personally and can't find a direct answer to "What size telescope would you need?" Return to list of questions QUESTION: How can we imagine a universe without human ... more.

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