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Mars Pictures: NASA's Most Extraordinary Images EVER (PHOTOS)

First Posted: 03/24/10 12:21 PM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 04:15 PM ET

NASA's HiRISE camera, the most powerful camera ever sent into space, has snapped breathtaking portraits of Mars.

From 'trees' on Mars to an 'organic cemetery,' see the 'Red Planet's' craters, dunes, gullies, and even avalanches in stunning detail in the slideshow below.

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Colorful Streaks [in impact crater]
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