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June 1, 2021 by archyde
The Curiosity, which landed on Mars in August 2012, is still functioning well. Recently, it has sent back a series of photos of Martian clouds, which gives us a taste of the sky of an alien planet, and also makes scientists’ Climate has a new research direction.
New Atlas reported that water on Mars is very scarce, so the clouds on Mars are not made up of water droplets on Earth, but dry ice and water ice, so they will only appear when they are the coldest. . However, the photos of Curiosity show that Martian clouds formed earlier than usual, which is worth studying.
NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a rare perspective of shimmering clouds on Mars at an unexpected time and location, which will help scientists better understand the reasons behind their formation.