Consult such magazines as Sky & Telescope and Astronomy, or use your Starry Night Enthusiast™ planetarium software to determine Mars’s location among the constellations. If Mars is suitably placed for observation, arrange to view the planet through a telescope and sketch this planet, noting particularly its phase. What magnifying power seems to give you the best image? Can you distinguish any surface features? Can you see a polar cap or dark markings? If not, can you offer an explanation for Mars’s bland appearance?
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