This New Image of Mars Is Not the Same Thing NASA Saw in 1976

This New Image of Mars Is Not the Same Thing NASA Saw in 1976

A new image shows a striking contrast between Mars' desert-like terrain against dark deposits of volcanic ash.

A blanket of dark ash is creeping across Mars

Mars isn’t as frozen as we thought: New images reveal active surface changes. Continue reading A blanket of dark ash is creeping across Mars on Tech Explorist.

ESA tracks blanket of ash spreading across Mars

New Delhi: The European Space Agency is tracking a blanked of dark ash creeping across the surface of Mars over a period of just decades. Images by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) shows the dark deposits of volcanic ash along with the tan-coloured sands of Mars. The same region was imaged by NASA’s Viking orbiters in 1976, where the ash was less widespread than it is today. The instrument imaged a sharp boundary in Utopia Planitia, with…

Ash creeps across Mars

Noticeable change on Mars often takes millions of years – but the European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured a blanket of dark ash creeping across the planet in just decades.