Volcanic ash is creeping across the Martian surface with startling speed
In short: The Mars Express orbiter has captured striking orbital images of the Red Planet. Watch as we explore the rapid movement of volcanic minerals across the landscape and the unique physics of time on Mars.
Observations from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express mission reveal a dramatic contrast in the Utopia Planitia basin. The region, believed to be the site of a vanished sea, shows a boundary between modern rusted sands and dark volcanic minerals from the planet's deep past.
The video explores these rapid surface changes caused by windblown volcanic ash. It also addresses the phenomenon of time dilation on Mars, where time actually runs faster than it does on Earth.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Something Dark Is Spreading on Mars and Time on Mars Actually Runs Faster
- Also: Watch a mysterious wave of darkness spread across Mars
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