NASA's Curiosity Rover captures images of clouds on Mars
NASA's Curiosity Rover has managed to capture images of "shining" clouds over Mars. Key points: NASA first noticed clouds appearing earlier than expected in 2020 and prepared to photograph them this year The "early clouds" are at a higher altitude than usual and are likely composed of frozen carbon dioxide A navigation error sent NASA's Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride this week Taken just after sunset in March, the image was composed of 21 photos using colour correction so the view could be seen as the human eye would. However, NASA reported these "early clouds" were at higher altitudes where it was very cold, indicating they were "likely made of frozen carbon dioxide or dry ice". Navigation error sends helicopter on wild ride A navigation timing error, meanwhile, has sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride — its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month.
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