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NASA’s Curiosity Rover captures images of clouds on Mars – ABC News
According to NASA, cloudy days are rare in the thin, dry atmosphere of Mars, but the space agency’s Curiosity Rover has captured photos of clouds above the red…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has managed to capture images of “shining” clouds over Mars.
Key points:
- NASA first noticed clouds appearing earlier than expected in 2020 and prepared to photograph them this year
- The “early clouds” are at a higher altitude than usual and are likely composed of frozen carbon dioxide
- A navigation error sent NASA’s Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride this week
Taken just after sunset in March, the image was composed of 21 photos using colour correction so the view could be…
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