A digitally constructed image of the Charitum Montes mountains on Mars, showing the bright white areas caused by carbon dioxide ice that sublimates during springtime. This image combines data from the Mars Orbital Camera and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on the Mars Global Surveyor. The white areas represent carbon dioxide frost.

Astronomy Picture from 30/07/2003

Frosty Mountains on Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030730.html


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A digitally constructed image of the Martian mountains, Charitum Montes, showing the unusual white color caused by carbon dioxide dry ice. The dry ice sublimates as spring arrives, revealing the underlying Martian terrain. This image combines data from the Mars Global Surveyor.

Astronomy Picture from 30/07/2003

Frosty Mountains on Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030730.html


#Mars #Space #Cosmology #DryIce #CharitumMontes #RedPlanet #Sublimation #MGS #PlanetMars #Astronomy #NASA #SpaceExploration