Sun Rays above Clouds

Mars, NASA and clouds

Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars

The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus Earth’s roughly 93 million miles), but it also has to do with the planet’s atmosphere. A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds.

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NASA rover captures images of mysterious "mother-of-pearl" clouds above Mars

New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover's eyes. The clouds were spotted on Jan. 17, and the photos were taken over the course of 16 minutes, the space agency said in a news release.

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'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video)

"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact."

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Curiosity recorded alien rainbow-colored clouds sweeping over Mars

Curiosity, a set of NASA's robotic "eyes" on the Red Planet, recorded 16 minutes of so-called noctilucent clouds flying overhead on Jan. 17. These clouds, sometimes referred to as twilight clouds because they're too faint to see in daylight,

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NASA rover spots striking clouds in Martian sunsets

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Clouds Vanish During a Solar Eclipse, And We Finally Know Why

But, Trees says, it's important: one of the solutions proposed to mitigate climate change is blocking some of the Sun's rays ... affects clouds. Another option is to study them from above ...

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Clouds and warmth lingers, some sun at times

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - On the gloomy side for the next several days with some sun, lots of clouds and a few showers through the weekend and early next week. As next week progresses, the weather ...

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See Ethereal Night-Shining Clouds Decorate The Mars Sky

almost fog-like clouds above. These are noctilucent (night-shining) clouds. “Even though the sun has set in Gale Crater, the clouds are high enough in the atmosphere that the sun still ...

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