Winter On Mars: Stunning New Image Reveals A Frosty Blue Crater On Red Planet
Prepare your eyes for a visual treat straight from our neighbouring planet Mars. A new photo of the Red Planet captured by NASA shows the planet's southern crater in immense detail - like we've never seen it before.
The image displaying frost on Martian surface was captured by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) situated onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a NASA statement said.
Look at the image below
Mars has very cold winters
Let's be very clear - Mars is a cold (and allegedly) lifeless planet. ?In winters, polar temperatures can drop as low as -125 degree Celsius (-195 F). The frost that you see forming on the crater is a product of this cold. What we call dry ice on Earth is what you see on the Martian crater, made of carbon dioxide.
Winters are on Mars last for at least four months. During the middle of this, frost often begins to spread out over the planet, melting by Sun's rays.
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In the HiRISE picture, we are seeing Mars' southern hemisphere during the middle of winter. The mesmerising crater is situated near 37 degrees south latitude. In the enhanced colour photo, the frost of carbon dioxide appears with a blue tinge.
The gullies you see on the crater were created by debris that flows through the crater during warmer months on Mars. Mind you though, this dry ice is not to be touched. It would immediately cause a frostbite among humans.
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