NASA shares breathtaking image of blue dunes on Mars
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11 April 2021, 2:36 pm EDT By
NASA on Apr. 8 released a breathtaking photo of a sea of dunes taken from Mars North Pole.
The photo s release, which was aptly titled Blue Dunes on the Red Planet, is part of a special set of images marking the 20th anniversary of the Mars Odyssey orbiter.
NASA s Blue Dunes on the Red Planet
According to Insider s Apr. 11 report, the photo NASA released shows the dune s wind-sculpted lines surrounding Mars frosty northern polar cap.
The colors were due to the fact that the photo is a false-color image, which means that the cooler temperatures are recorded in bluer tints while warmer temperatures are depicted in yellows and oranges tints, giving the image its golden color glow.
Nasa has released a stunning image from Mars showing an area covered by a sea of “blue” sand dunes. The picture shows the sand dunes covering the planet’s northern polar cap, where temperatures can reach as low as -150C (-238F). Nasa says the sand dunes actually cover an area the size of Texas, the second largest US state, which has an area of about 695,662 km². The image, released for the first time on Thursday, covers an area roughly 19 miles.