It’s summer at the South Pole Mars, And angels and devils are coming out to play. You can see them both in a stunning new image of the recently melted pole taken by the European Space Agency (ESA).
The devils, so to speak, are made of dust. Just on Earth, Martin Dust Devils Forms when a pocket of hot air suddenly bursts through a column of cold air, creating a spinning apraft. (Unlike on Earth, this dusty cyclone can reach 6 miles or 10 kilometers, high altitudes). You can see the scratchy-scratchy tracks of one such cyclone in the dark region to the far left of this image.
And for the angel? For an explanation, we have to turn to heaven. Take a closer look at the “halo” around the angel’s head, and you’ll see the walls and walls of the affected person. According to a statement From the ESA, this supernatural feature is the product of a meteorite collision that has been dug deep into the crust of the Red Planet, forming a crater and revealing ancient sedimentary layers below.
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Those old layers take on a darker red color and are visible in this image from the angel’s body as well as the heart-shaped formation under its right wing. What this red material is made of, scientists are not sure. These strange, dark deposits are found all over Mars and are believed to be the result of ancient volcanic activity, which was buried long under the Martian crust, according to the ESA. Erosion, asteroid effects and desperate winds have slowly brought these mysterious red spots to the surface.
This image was captured by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft, which has been orbiting the Red Planet since 2004. These mysterious creations near the Malatian South Pole can now only appear due to the season; Generally, the entire area will be covered in a 250-mile wide (400 km) ice cap. Be thankful you don’t have to pull your car out of it.
Published on Original Living Science.
