NASA scientists: Mars snow
The astonishing news was told by the experts of the National Aeronautics and space research cosmetic under the government of the United States (NASA). Thanks to the data acquired from the probe Mars Express, scientists came to the conclusion that on the red planet, the snow fell.
NASA scientists announced the onset of winter on Mars. Spacecraft Mars Express has relayed to Earth amazing photos, made with the help of high-resolution stereo cameras. The images show that in the region of the South pole on the cliff tops and hills Red planet covered in snow.
How did you manage to find the experts, snow, discovered on Mars, to be a mixture of ice and carbon dioxide. Version researchers, Martian snow is not quite like earth. They call it "dry snow", and are convinced that it is formed only in a particular season in quite a short period of time. From this they concluded that at the moment the terrain of the South pole of Mars has come the so-called winter, informs portal Astronews.
It is worth noting that not so long ago American professionals announced that he had discovered on Mars huge glacier, the length of which is comparable with 2 States of the United States. Version researchers, discovered the glacier is the largest in the history of research of the red planet. It is located between the equator and the North pole of Mars. The thickness of the ice, according to the calculations of researchers, is about 40 meters. On the basis of data on the size and thickness was found glacier the researchers came to the conclusion that it is the largest accumulation of water on this planet.
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