Marking the twentieth anniversary of Odyssey, the longest-working Mars spacecraft in historical past, the Nationwide Aeronautics and House Administration (NASA) has shared a uncommon picture of the planet displaying that the floor of the Purple Plant certainly appears like electrical blue in color.
The picture, shared by the house company combines photographs taken in the course of the interval from December 2002 to November 2004 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on the Mars Odyssey orbiter. It’s a part of a particular set of photographs marking the twentieth anniversary of Odyssey, the longest-working Mars spacecraft in historical past.
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As acknowledged by the NASA, the pictured location on Mars is 80.3 levels north latitude, 172.1 levels east longitude. The picture covers an space 19 miles (30 kilometers) broad.
In an official assertion, NASA whereas sharing the picture stated, “A sea of darkish dunes, sculpted by the wind into lengthy traces, surrounds Mars’ northern polar cap and covers an space as huge as Texas. On this false-color picture, areas with cooler temperatures are recorded in bluer tints, whereas hotter options are depicted in yellows and oranges. Thus, the darkish, sun-warmed dunes glow with a golden shade.
The event has come days after the house company earlier this 12 months launched the primary audio-video unveiling “The best way to Land on Mars” presenting first-of-its-kind footage of the Perseverance rover touching down on the Purple Planet on February 18. The video, together with different newly launched footage, provides a greater sense of the sights and sounds on the crimson planet.