Perseverance Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars - by ET_Exists
, which then rises and forms clouds. What makes the clouds on both worlds look similar is the texture patterns that give them a sand-like appearance, which is caused by “closed-cell convection” and occurs on Venus, as well.
Dust also plays a role in Martian sunrises and sunsets. While a number of these images, specifically the most recent one from Perseverance, could be mistaken for Earth, what gives Mars away is the blue sunrise color, whereas on Earth sunrises and sunsets are both red. This blue color comes fromthat cause blue and green colors to scatter more in the Martian atmosphere, whereas red is the most scattered color within Earth’s atmosphere.
How many more breathtaking images of Martian clouds, sunrises, and sunsets will we take, and what new discoveries will scientists make about Martian clouds in the coming years and decades? Only time will tell, and this is why we science!
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