(Photo : NASA)
NASA is curious about Mars and we can t blame them.
Mars is a somewhat monotonous place; it is not that colorful. Throughout the entire planet, the area s sky, land, and overall atmosphere have an ongoing color scheme of reds and browns.
But in the early parts of 2021, the planet suddenly had a surprising set of breathtaking iridescent clouds and NASA s Curiosity Rover captured it beautifully.
The curious robot snapped multiple photos of the breathtaking Mars clouds, and successfully sent them back to Earth. The images exemplify soft, shimmering wisps entangled with the grey Martian skies, completely illuminating warm, bright light with help from the sun s reflection.
Most clouds on the Red planet hover at about 37 miles (60 kilometres) or lower in the sky, and are composed of water ice. The latest capture by Curiosity shows the clouds at a higher altitude, where it is very cold.
VIRAL: NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover snaps shining clouds on Red Planet - The rover's Mast Camera or Mastcam snapped colour images and the iridescent, or "mother of pearl" clouds on March 5, 2021.