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Thanks everyone for great contributions. I hope you had fun putting yourself on Mars and taking those photos.
So many great photos but it's competition so had to find some key to choose some and opted for lighthearted approach.

Honorable Mentions

Flo, don't quite share your optimism but who knows what we find under the dust of Mars, maybe some magic mushrooms


Looks like someone done some mining there before us and as usual left toxic sludge behid
Great aerial photo


Great abstract, really like its freaky, scary atmosphere of "Aliens"


And here - dear visitors - remnants of ancient fortification abandoned by Martians for cooler climate of Earth




Third place goes to Sam for the classic postcard from the future taken by tourist to Mars with their iPhone XV
Death Valley is considered by many Mars on Earth


Second place goes to Alain. This is truly great, dramatic photo of the ice storm.
It appears that it's not always sunny weather on Mars


The Winning spot goes to photo by Sylvester.
This is great photo that best reflects spirit of this competition.
The postcard colours, mysterious landscape, stars and rocket plane taking off for Earth.
I call it "Elon Going Home":)



I hope you don't mind my attempt of humour.
Congratulations to all and over to you Sylvester

very cool idea for a theme...

Cool idea for a theme and good choice of winner.

What a fine Sunday-morning surprise to find out that my goofy SF postcard took The Prize! Thanks so much. Here's hoping I can come up with a contest as imaginative as this one. FYI, the exotic landscape is actually a very slightly altered view from the middle of Joshua Tree National Park in California.

Congratulations to all the winners! And compliments to everyone who entered. Seeing the entries, it seems like a trip to the desert on earth would be a good and more economical substitute for that trip to Mars Thanks for the HM!

Margaret Lew

Such a great and different idea for a topic - loved seeing the entries. congrats to all winners and HMs. Cool winning shot Sylvester - Joshua Tree - such a wonderful park !!
Gill

Original theme & some beautiful entries!

Thanks for the HM and 3rd place votes. This was a very creative contest. Loved the theme. Congrats to the other HM's and place winners.

Steve, Thank you for the HM. Congratulations to the winners.

cool idea and great choices for winner and others.