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CM Draconis, a real existing double star system of two faint red dwarfs in the constellation of the dragon, about 47 light years away. These two closely neighboring stars in turn orbit around a distant white dwarf star. The whole triple system is about twice as old as the sun.
I created a hypothetical small, cold, Mars-like planet. Billions of years ago, the existing water transformed into ice and formed a landscape like the Antarctic dry valleys of the Earth. As the eons passed, the atmosphere dissolved almost entirely. Here it is about as bright as on an overcast winter's day, so the brightest stars can be seen even during the day. The bright star to the left above the center of the image is the white dwarf. It is about as bright as Venus in the Earth's sky.

Description
CM Draconis, a real existing double star system of two faint red dwarfs in the constellation of the dragon, about 47 light years away. These two closely neighboring stars in turn orbit around a distant white dwarf star. The whole triple system is about twice as old as the sun.
I created a hypothetical small, cold, Mars-like planet. Billions of years ago, the existing water transformed into ice and formed a landscape like the Antarctic dry valleys of the Earth. As the eons passed, the atmosphere dissolved almost entirely. Here it is about as bright as on an overcast winter's day, so the brightest stars can be seen even during the day. The bright star to the left above the center of the image is the white dwarf. It is about as bright as Venus in the Earth's sky.