World News Headlines February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling 0 Mars rover films magnificent Martian clouds soaring over the red desert 0 0000 0 0 more Mars rover films magnificent Martian clouds soaring over the red desert February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found February 19, 2022 Under One Ceiling Mars rover films magnificent Martian clouds soaring over the red desert NASA spotted Martian clouds that look awfully Earth-like. The space agency recently posted atmospheric footage that the Curiosity rover captured late last year. This car-sized robot landed on Mars over a decade ago and is exploring the planet’s more than 3-billion-year-old Gale Crater. In the first GIF below, we can see clouds passing directly above the rover, explained NASA. The clouds are almost 50 miles high, and likely composed of carbon dioxide as opposed to water. In the second GIF, the soaring clouds cast shadows on the dry Martian desert. Via Giphy Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / York University Via Giphy Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / York University Compared to Earth, the Martian atmosphere is quite thin. Its volume is about 1 percent of Earth’s and largely composed of carbon dioxide, making it a profoundly inhospitable place for any potential human visitors. SEE ALSO: The Martian sounds recorded by the Perseverance rover, so far The secretive lab that built ‘the bomb’ now scours Mars for signs of life NASA unexpectedly revealed a Webb telescope ‘first light’ image The mega-comet hurtling through our solar system is 85, yes 85, miles wide Mars’ atmosphere, though it can still support fascinating extraterrestrial clouds today, wasn’t always so thin. Over billions of years, its atmosphere diminished, but planetary scientists suspect the atmosphere was once thick enough to sustain a warm world — with flowing water. Related No related posts. tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous The 10 best and funniest tweets of the week next Will oil prices keep rising?
