Mars, the 4th planet from the sun, is distinguished by its rusty red hue and features two peculiar moons. The Red Planet is a chilly, desert-like planet in our solar system. Despite its scant atmosphere, the dusty, dead planet is not particularly uninteresting. The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed images that take viewers by surprise as they present Mars in a completely different light. A “surprising rainbow” has been spotted on the “rusty” Mars by ESA’s space cameras.
Uploading the visuals on Instagram, the Space Agency stated in the caption, “Mars: More than just red.” It continued to provide further information after disclosing that its space camera had captured a “surprising rainbow”.
Images from the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, according to ESA, reveal layers of darkly weathered rock, white and blue aluminium deposits and yellow clays which consist of iron and magnesium. They went on to describe the specifics of the images.
“Welcome to Mawrth Vallis,” they wrote.
The space agency stated that the site is a mineral treasure trove and that it was formerly covered in liquid water. They revealed that it was even contemplated as a landing location for their ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, which was looking for evidence of past life.
The age-old query, “Does Mars hold the secrets of ancient life?” was posed at the post’s end.
Users were even asked to share their views by voting. The three options provided are: 1. Definitely, 2. Not sure and 3. Better look somewhere else.
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The post has over 6 thousand likes on the social media platform.
A user commented, “Why is it looking more and more like home, right?”
Another user stated, “This is incredible. We are in for some real surprises across the universe.”
“Whaaat!! Such a crazy detail,” read another comment.
According to NASA Science, Mars happens to be one of the most extensively explored planets in our solar system.
The planet may experience extreme weather events such as massive dust storms that cover the whole surface, extremely low temperatures that cause carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to condense as snow or ice, and frequent marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes on Earth.
It makes sense why scientists have long been fascinated by the little red rock.
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