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The “Happy Face Crater” on Mars Has Been Changing Right Before Our Eyes – Universe Today
Who has an even bigger grin than ten years ago? This goofy-looking crater on Mars. These two images were taken by the HiRISE camera (High Resolution Imaging Science…
Who has an even bigger grin than ten years ago? This goofy-looking crater on Mars.
These two images were taken by the HiRISE camera (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and shows how Mars surface is changing over time in this case, due to thermal erosion.
The smiley face crater on Mars in December 2020, as seen by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: NASA/JPL/U of Arizona
The first of these images was taken in 2011 and the…
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