[Image] A 1,500 kilometers long lonely cloud on Mars.
[Image] A 1,500 kilometers long lonely cloud on Mars.
The Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud forms when Mars' atmosphere interacts with the tall volcano, creating a spectacular sight.
More info about it:
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-cloud-atlas-mars-showcases-array.html
https://www.space.com/mars-weird-long-cloud-arsia-mons-secrets
That's 932 in freedom units, if anyone was curious.
That's about 702,700 bald eagle wingspans for real freedom units.
But how many .45 ACPs is that?
a long, bright water ice cloud stretching out over the Martian surface, extending over the planet's Arsia Mons volcano all the way to the volcano Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system
Very cool. I knew about Olympus Mons, but TIL about Arsia Mons!
We should try to give it a friend.