Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars
The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus Earth’s roughly 93 million miles), but it also has to do with the planet’s atmosphere. A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds.
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'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video)"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact." ...
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Mysterious Colourful Clouds Drift Through Mars Sky In Newly Released ImagesNASA has released stunning new footage of clouds drifting across the Martian sky. A video from the Curiosity Rover captures red and green-tinged clouds moving at twilight. These iridescent 'mother of ...
The view shows a rocky hill with filmy, almost fog-like clouds above. These are noctilucent (night-shining) clouds. “Even though the sun has set in Gale Crater, the clouds are high enough in ...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023. Studying the ...
The low will be 17 degrees. Look for a mix of sun and clouds Tuesday with a high of 34 degrees. Cloudy skies are forecast for Tuesday night with a 30% chance of snow showers. The winds will be ...
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