Nasa releases stunning new Hubble image of Mars as the Red Planet reaches its closest distance to Earth in more than a decade

Nasa has revealed this incredible Hubble Space Telescope image of Mars, taken to show off the incredible effect the seasons have on the red planet.




It reveals bright, frosty polar caps, and clouds above a vivid, rust-colored landscape. The Hubble Space Telescope view was taken on May 12, 2016, when Mars was 50 million miles from Earth, and reveals details as small as 20 to 30 miles across.