The original color of the planet Mars was not red? In fact, all this time, Earth’s neighboring planet has earned the nickname the ‘Red Planet’.
When you say Mars, the first thing that comes to mind is a stretch of red desert. In short, the planet has always been associated with the color red.
This is actually quite natural because the planet will appear red in the night sky, even to the naked eye. However, now NASA provides the results of their exploration that shows another color on Mars.
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This is the real color of the planet Mars
Mars is one of the most familiar planets. Lots of research on this neighboring planet Earth.
In fact, there are allegations that Mars could be a substitute for Earth as a place to live for living things. As long as you know Mars, you will also be more familiar with the term ‘Red Planet’.
Mars got the nickname not without reason. But because the planet reflects a reddish color in the night sky when seen through a telescope or the naked eye.
However, what would happen if Mars’ true color wasn’t actually red? If someone says Mars is blue, you’ll just ignore it and think it’s a joke.
But now it looks different because of the NASA observations. As a large space agency and has advanced equipment, NASA has many explorers on the red planet.
NASA rover orbits the planet to observe what happens inside. Now, NASA rover has released several images showing new colors on the planet Mars.
In the picture, there are blue lines that are quite clearly visible above the planet’s surface.
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Captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
The original color images of the planet Mars that NASA released are the results of their rover robot, namely Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
This rover has captured an area of the Martian surface that stretches hundreds of meters. Each pixel of the image is equal to 25 feet on the surface of Mars.
The blue lines on the surface of Mars are also a beautiful sight. The region, called Gamboa Crater, is located in the northern hemisphere of the planet.
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Why Be So Blue?
This may be a question that goes through your head. The answer lies in how NASA processes the image.
‘Fake color’ is the correct name in this case. Because the blue color actually has the same red color as the other planets.
But the system gives it a blue tint to give a slight variation in the frequency of the light that the planet reflects.
The blue lined areas indicate the geological structure of the planet. This will greatly help the analysis to find out quickly how the geological structure of Mars lies and help understand it in more detail.
So, actually the original color of the planet Mars remains red. While the blue color that appears in the MRO image is only the result of the system process and actually remains in color like other surfaces. (R10/HR-Online)
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