Stunning coffee-stain view of Mars seen by the approaching Psyche spacecraft on May 9th and 10th. Processed by Kevin M. Gill

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''Of note, on the right side of the extended crescent, there appears to be a gap, which coincides with the planet’s icy north polar cap. The cap is currently in winter and mission specialists hypothesize that seasonal clouds and hazes may be forming in that region, possibly blocking the atmospheric dust’s ability to scatter sunlight  like it does elsewhere around the planet.''

NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach