Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Cloud Formation on Mars
It will take an additional study to determine which of Curiosity's latest photographs indicate water-ice clouds and show dry-ice clouds.
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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.