Spectacular colors: Curiosity captures magical clouds of Marsh!

Spectacular colors: Curiosity captures magical clouds of Marsh!

The rover "Curiosity" is currently causing a sensation on the red planet with remarkable recordings of dazzling, bright clouds. These "mother-of-pearl" clouds, which shine in pink and greenish colors, were captured by the light of dusk and show impressive patterns that are reminiscent of clouds on earth. According to reports from krone.at , these clouds only arise in the early autumn on the southern hemisphere of Mars and are only visible in the evening if they float at great heights. “Curiosity”, who has been on Mars since August 2012, examines whether there was ever life there.

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The recordings come from two cameras of the rovers, which were made on January 17th. The "noctilucent" or twilight clouds are at heights of 60 to 80 kilometers and are so high that they are illuminated by sunlight even at night. NASA reported that these fascinating clouds consist of carbon dioxide ice cream, which condenses in the atmosphere of Mars due to cooler temperatures. In the video, the clouds can be seen as they pull over the surface of the Mars and also rain ice particles that dissolve about 50 kilometers above the ground before evaporating.

The observations confirm the repeated appearance of these cloud phenomena, which arouse great interest in the scientists. Mark Lemmon, an atmospheric scientist, explained that the creation of these clouds is regularly observed, but there are still puzzles about the exact conditions that favor their formation in certain places. In regions where the atmosphere is cooled down by so -called gravity waves, there could be a special tendency to form these clouds, such as Space.com reported.