Keywords: Mars path 2003.png en wikipedia 2010 April 13 en Mars path in the sky during opposition 2003 Each blue dot represents the position of Mars every 24 hr Retrograde starts at approx 30 JLY 2003 and ends approx 28 SEP 2003 The yellow line shows the path of the Earth's shadow opposite to the sun in the sky The white double-circle shows the location of the shadow at opposition or at maximum retrograde approx 30 AUG 2003 thumb Full Sky logo original upload log page en wikipedia Mars+path+2003 png '1' Upload date User Bytes Dimensions Comment - nowrap 2007-09-21 01 31 20 nowrap Tomruen nowrap 34068 nowrap 944×682 <small><nowiki>brighten</nowiki></small> - nowrap 2007-09-21 01 30 34 nowrap Tomruen nowrap 40368 nowrap 944×682 <small><nowiki> Mars path in the sky during opposition 2003 Every dot represents one day of motion The white double-circle shows the location of the earth's shadow opposite to the sun in the sky Image FullSkyAstronomySoftwareLogo png thumb Full S</nowiki></small> Orbit of Mars |