NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in August 2012, has now released a stunning video of clouds moving on the red planet. The film was captured on March 19, 2021, using the attached navigation cameras at the top of the rover. The five-minute clip was shared online by Dr. Paul Byrne of North Carolina State University and has profited encouragement that the clouds were the same as the Earth.
According to a report by the Independent, the five-minute film was made as a result of eight separate scenes being put together. The video shows ‘noctilucent’ clouds passing gently over a martian surface. The ‘noctilucent’ clouds are placed high above the ground allowing them to move even at night by exposure to sunlight.
Clouds of what?
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I noticed the sedimentary rock layers. I wonder if those are layers of rain or wind?
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Clouds on Mars are very rare. What is it, if there is no rain?
– PÄ ± nar Tan (@PinarTan) March 21, 2021
Are they like the clouds on Earth?
As the experts of the European Space Agency (ESA), the clouds created on Mars are completely different from those on Earth, mainly due to the prevailing environmental conditions. hidden. Breaking down the shape of the environment, the group explained that although the atmosphere on Earth is mostly oxygen and nitrogen, Mars’ s atmosphere is made up of more than 96 percent of carbon two. -ogsaid. In addition, the thin atmosphere of Mars causes light clouds to form above the surface, and the clouds on Earth are relatively thick. The dust created when space debris hits the planet’s atmosphere is also believed to be responsible for the formation of clouds.
Image credits: ESA
Last week, NASA’s Perseverance rover made sounds recorded by it while driving on the red planet. The robot’s six-wheeled brakes, pings and rattles were recorded using the ‘sensitive’ EDL microphone installed to help “get the public on track” when he goes around and after.
“More than 16 minutes of noise from Perseverance’s 90-foot (27.3-meter) driver on March 7 was captured by Perseverance’s entry, rescue and landing (EDL) microphone, which is still working on the rover after its tour. historic on 18 February. , ”Said NASA.
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