Solving the Baffling Mysteries of Invisible Frost and Dust Avalanches on Mars - SciTechDaily

A new research study using data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to the naked eye and why dust avalanches appear on some slopes. Last year, scientists were perplexed after analyzing photographs of the Martian lan…

ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryMay 17, 2022 Martian surface frost, made up largely of carbon dioxide, appears bluish-white in these images from the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera aboard… [+7070 chars]

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