Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

[Image] A 1,500 kilometers long lonely cloud on Mars.

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[Image] A 1,500 kilometers long lonely cloud on Mars.

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Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days ago

The Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud forms when Mars’ atmosphere interacts with the tall volcano, creating a spectacular sight.

More info about it:

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-cloud-atlas-mars-showcases-array.html

https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-s-going-on-with-that-weird-long-recurring-cloud-on-mars

https://www.space.com/mars-weird-long-cloud-arsia-mons-secrets

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a long, bright water ice cloud stretching out over the Martian surface, extending over the planet’s Arsia Mons volcano all the way to the volcano Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system

Very cool. I knew about Olympus Mons, but TIL about Arsia Mons!

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