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Washington, May 30 NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured shining clouds on the Red Planet, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected. The atmosphere on Mars is usually thin, dry and

VIRAL: NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover snaps shining clouds on Red Planet - The rover's Mast Camera or Mastcam snapped colour images and the iridescent, or "mother of pearl" clouds on March 5, 2021.

The NASA Curiosity rover has captured some stunning pictures of ice-filled clouds on Mars. Although these shimmery formations are rare to spot in the very thin atmosphere of the Red Planet around this time of the year, they made an appearance higher and earlier than expected.

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has captured shining clouds on the Red Planet, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected.

NASAs Curiosity Mars rover spotted wispy, colorful ice clouds over its outpost in Gale Crater.

It will take an additional study to determine which of Curiosity's latest photographs indicate water-ice clouds and show dry-ice clouds.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Curiosity Rover has captured the breathtaking images of “shining clouds” as seen on Mars.

The science team is studying the clouds, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected, to learn more about the Red Planet.

A dramatic photo of clouds forming above a distinctively craggy Mars cliff-face has revealed an unexpected detail about the red planet, with the Curiosity rover

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover spotted these iridescent, or “mother of pearl,” clouds on March 5, 2021, the 3,048th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Seen here are five frames stitched together from a much wider panorama taken by the rover’s Mast Camera, or Mastcam.