Mars picks up a rare view of the old volcano that flows over the clouds

She floats in orbit over Mars, March Odysse in NASA, 2001, acquired a panorama of the largest volcanoes on the Red Planet, Arcea Mons, overlooking a sea of ​​clouds. The scenic moment provides an exceptional rare view of the Mars volcano, and the ground shape appears at an angle in the space that captures the planet’s horizon.

“We chose Arsia Mons in the hope that we will see the top of the summit over the clouds early in the morning. He was not disappointed,” said Jonathon Hill, who is called Odessi Camera and the mission scheme in the Marizona State Spees Fores Camera statement. Mars can be seen in both visible light and infrared.

Odyssey was launched in 2001, revolving around Mars for more than two decades, and studied the surface of Mars. But in 2023, the orbit began to take picturesque panoramic views of the Mars Horizon. Since themis cannot burn these amazing views, the orbit turns on its side, and the full 90 degrees. In this way, it seized the “outskirts of Mars”, the edge of the planet’s horizon. This is it Observation of the fourth parties of Themis since 2023.

Odessi took the picture on May 2, before dawn. In that, Arsia Mons Its height is 12 miles (20 km) and is 70 miles (450 km). For comparison, the longest volcano for the Earth, Mona Lua, is 6 miles (9 km) over the sea floor and has a diameter of 75 miles (121 km).

Arsia Mons is also one of the most volcanoes of Mars in Mars and the southern Aqsa of the Three Brakes that forms Tharsis Munes, or the Tharsis Mountains. These mountains are often surrounded by water ice, especially in the early morning. The clouds form when the air expands because it explodes on both sides of the mountain and then cools down quickly.

This opinion also allows scientists to study the weather of Mars and phenomena such as dust clouds and how they change throughout the seasons. Odyssey may be able to capture a few of this panorama before retirement, most likely at The end of this year.