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Hope Mars Mission Best Picture *2022*
Beautiful photo of the red planet processed from the data from the UAE’s Hope Mars Mission. This version comes with a star background. Check transparent background here: High quality carefully processed by Pablo Carlos Budassi, in September 2022.
Images and data used credit: CU/LASPEMM/EXIITF/KevinGill.
Korolev crater.
82-kilometre-across in the northern lowlands of the Red Planet, south of the large Olympia Undae dune field that partly surrounds Mars’ north polar cap, this well-preserved impact crater is filled with water ice all year round. The crater’s floor lies two kilometers below its rim, enclosing a 1.8 km thick domed deposit that represents a large reservoir of non-polar ice on Mars.
Water ice is permanently stable within Korolev crater because the deepest part of this depression acts as a natural cold trap. The air above the ice cools and is thus heavier compared to the surrounding air: since air is a poor conductor of heat, the water ice mound is effectively shielded from heating and sublimation.
This oblique perspective view was generated using a digital terrain model and Mars Express data gathered in 2018. Colors and light curves were remastered by space artist Pablo Carlos Budassi.
Images and data credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
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Valles Marineris and Phobos Eclipse Aereal View
The 11km atmosphere limit is visible on the horizon. Artist conception with realistic style. August 2021.
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