{"id":27089,"date":"2023-01-02T19:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/nasa-releases-new-images-of-winter-frost-on-mars-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T19:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:14:25","slug":"nasa-releases-new-images-of-winter-frost-on-mars-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/02\/nasa-releases-new-images-of-winter-frost-on-mars-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Releases New Images of Winter Frost on Mars \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/University of Arizona<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The surface of Mars gets somewhat warm during the summer, but on average, temperatures on the surface are around\u00a0-81 degrees F. It\u2019s too cold for human life, and in case you didn\u2019t know, Mars has snow, frost, and even dry ice.<\/p>\n

NASA recently released<\/a> a slew of images showing the \u201cwinter wonderland on Mars,\u201d and the photos are wild. It\u2019s not often that we get a look at winter on Mars, mainly because the red planet\u2019s elliptical orbit takes a lot longer than Earth. In fact, a single Mars year is roughly two Earth years, and the wait for winter is longer than ever.<\/p>\n

While Mars is typically cold and dry, it does have snow. It only occurs at the coldest points of the planet, the poles, where temperatures reach a mind-boggling negative 190 degrees Fahrenheit (-123 degrees Celsius).<\/p>\n

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Snow caps on Mars. NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/University of Arizona<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time NASA has captured images of snow, frost and other cold-weather formations on the planet, but we\u2019ve never actually seen snowfall. That\u2019s because surface missions can\u2019t handle freezing temperatures, and any cameras orbiting the planet can\u2019t see through all the winter clouds. Plus, it only snows at night, making things even more difficult.<\/p>\n

That said, the images released this week give us a deep look at all the snow, and it\u2019s fascinating. NASA explained that there are two types of snow on Mars: typical water ice and carbon dioxide, or dry ice.<\/p>\n

Due to frigid cold temperatures and thin air, the snow becomes a gas before it even touches the ground. However, dry-ice snow does reach the ground at times. The dry ice is translucent, too, allowing sunlight and heat gasses to escape, making crazy formations like the image at the top of the page.<\/p>\n

In closing, NASA says that Scientists have started studying the dry ice formations, especially as they thaw in the spring and erupt, which is helping the team figure out which way the wind blows on the planet. It\u2019s interesting stuff, but I\u2019ll stay comfortably on Earth, where winter temperatures are somewhat tolerable.<\/p>\n

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