The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA shared stunning pictures of Mars in a new post on Twitter on Thursday. Also known as the Red Planet, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System.

The images of Mars that NASA shared in its post are nothing short of magical and went viral soon after being made available online.

“Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE,” NASA said in the caption of its post.

See the images here:

Beautiful Mars! Our Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched 15 years ago today to study the Red Planet’s atmosphere, weather, subsurface water, and more. But the mission might best be known for the images sent by its @HiRISE camera: https://t.co/Z7pOAes4tA pic.twitter.com/i1UdmO9FY2

— NASA (@NASA) August 12, 2020

NASA’s post has garnered over 20,000 likes and 4,000 retweets. The internet was filled with amazement after the pictures surfaced and shared thoughts and opinions in the comments section of the post.

“Not simply beautiful, but extremely beautiful,” a user said. Another comment reads, “Thank you for these beautiful images!”

See the comments here:

Wow beautiful mind-boggling interesting I hope we find what we’re looking for out in space as a human species to know we’re not the only ones actually out here Cindy from Orlando Florida MetroWest

— Cindy crawford (@Cindycr97886584) August 12, 2020

Beautiful!

— HesterPrynne987 (@prynne987) August 12, 2020

That is why Space and Science always fascinated me.

— Yash Negi (@realyashnegi) August 13, 2020

Not simply beautiful, but extremely beautiful

— Ilona (@ilonadomo) August 12, 2020

Wow… Stunning, I’m packing light & hassle-free! I want to go!

— Nouzha Evans (@NouzhaEvans) August 12, 2020

Fascinating, it worth meditating, especially the picture of explosion.

— Mohamed Hussein Omar (@M7md7sin) August 12, 2020

Impressive and beautiful.

— Giuseppa (@Giuseppa9169974) August 13, 2020

Thank you for these beautiful images!

— Carlos M Rodriguez (@CarlosMRodrig89) August 13, 2020

Considering that Mars is a terrestrial planet, its surface consists of minerals containing silicon and oxygen apart from metals.

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