Posted on 06/05/2021 3:26:47 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The weathered and layered face of Mount Mercou looms in the foreground of this mosaic from the Curiosity Mars rover's Mast Camera. Made up of 21 individual images the scene was recorded just after sunset on March 19, the 3,063rd martian day of Curiosity's on going exploration of the Red Planet. In the martian twilight high altitude clouds still shine above, reflecting the light from the Sun below the local horizon like the noctilucent clouds of planet Earth. Though water ice clouds drift through the thin martian atmosphere, these wispy clouds are also at extreme altitudes and could be composed of frozen carbon dioxide, crystals of dry ice. Curiosity's Mast Cam has also imaged iridescent or mother of pearl clouds adding subtle colors to the martian sky.
Biblical clues about Ft Irwin???
I had read years ago that the true color of the Martian atmosphere is NOT red. This follows that story (unless they “processed, or whatever its called) the picture.
Looks like Sand Hills in Monahans, Texas.
Those look like mare’s tails clouds... neato.
Yes, where’s the flag!!!
The life and death of Mars.
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