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HiRISE and “The Martian”

	Ares 3 and “The Martian” This region of Mars is actually far more diverse, interesting, and hazardous to drive over than depicted in Andy Weir's novel.
	Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited We can't see the book's Ares 3 habitat because it arrives sometime in the future, so this is the "before" image.
	The Ares 3 Landing Site: Where Science Fact Meets Fiction Andy Weir, the author of "The Martian" had requested that we take a picture of the Ares 3 landing site from his novel in Acidalia Planitia, within driving distance from the Pathfinder lander and Sojourner rover.
	From Ares 3 to Ares 4 Our image of a site in "The Martian" shows a flat region that is entirely mantled by bright dust.
	Western Edge of Marth Crater This HiRISE image shows the nature of terrain that serves as a dramatic background for a scene in the 2011 novel “The Martian.”