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A moon in the ring shadows of Saturn and a Martian sunset: The coolest pictures of our solar system taken from space

Saturday, January 22, 2011 1:34

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Last updated at 6:43 PM on 21st January 2011

Ever wondered what the sun setting on Mars looks like?

These stunning and inspiring images reveal the secrets of our solar system and were all taken by space probes launched by Nasa and the European Space Agency in the past five years.

They were released by the Royal Observatory in London to encourage entries for its Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011 competition.

Dwarfed: The moon Dione in the ring shadows of Saturn. Dione is around 1123 kilometres in diameter and orbits some 377,000 kilometres from the giant planet

Odd-shaped: The 10km-wide Stickney Crater on Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons

Among the images is the incredible Martian sunset, captured by a roving exploration vehicle called Spirit from the Gusev Crater in 2005.

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