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Clouds On Mars: Just Like Regular Clouds, Only Rainbow – Gizmodo Australia
The Mars Curiosity Rover has returned photos of a stunning display of cloud cover on the red planet that appears rainbow and shimmery.
The Curiosity Rover has sent back a series of photos of some exquisite Mars cloud coverage, so enjoy as a little afternoon treat.
Due to its thin, dry atmosphere, Mars rarely sees cloudy days like we have here on Earth, which makes it all the more exciting when we occasionally get a glimpse of an overcast Mars day.
To be more specific, Martian clouds only really appear when the red planet is at its furthest point from the sun, which only occurs every two years.
We learned this roughly two years…
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