Nothing more must be said about how Mars occupies an area of fascination in human mind. it’s been revered as a God, feared in horoscopes. But it surely makes for a singular view within the night sky with its red glory.
The planet isn’t as unfamiliar scientifically as decades ago. Orbitters and rovers are still collecting info about the earth . we frequently see pics of Martian hills, atmosphere and even storms. But Martian landslide? Well that’s something different European Space Agency (ESA) has captured such a landslide on the surface of Mars. it’s posted the image on Instagram.
“Captured by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on 13 April 2021, a 5 km-long landslide are often see during this scene at the rim of a 35 km wide crater within the Aeolis region of Mars (151.88°E/27.38°S).
Landslides are geomorphological processes occurring under specific environmental conditions. On Mars as on Earth, they are available in various shapes and sizes, and Earth analogues are wont to understand similar processes seen on planetary bodies…” said ESA in its post.
Netizens are awestruck, and therefore the post has expectedly gone viral. At the time of publishing of this text , the pictures had got quite 20 thousand likes
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