The change of the seasons on Mars accompanied by such extraordinary phenomena, such as the evaporation of carbon dioxide from the huge boulders located in the southern hemisphere of the Red Planet.
There were also posted footage of the Martian surface, in particular spacecraft NASA Mars Odyssey has made pictures unnamed crater. This is reported by NASA. The photo can be seen sand dunes of the Red Planet with dark spots evaporating stones
The evaporation of stones is due to the transformation of hardwood in the gas under the influence of the Sun -. Occurring carbon dioxide is practically explodes rocks inside, according to the space agency website <. / p>
it should be noted that the spots in the picture are the places where the compressed gas containing carbon dioxide, comes to the surface.
The image was obtained scientific instrument HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) MRO station ( Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).
to date, the Mars orbit are 5 stations, three of which belong to the United States. Three of them – the US: Mars Odyssey (2001), MRO (since 2006) and the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, 2014). Rover Opportunity – record for the duration of work and the machine Curiosity – the most difficult planetary rovers (its weight – 900 kg)
In the autumn of 2016, when the planet closer unit of the Russian-European interplanetary mission ExoMars with orbital probe Trace. Gas Orbiter on board, they will 5. It should reach the Red planet in mid-October of this year.
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Photo from icdn.lenta.ru
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