According to NASA, the Phoenix Lander has detected snow falling from clouds 4km above its landing site. Whilst the snow is vapourising before it hits the ground, this is a remarkable observation of Mars’ vestigial atmospheric processes in motion.
Characterisations, Hypotheses, Predictions and Experiments.
September 29th, 2008 — science
According to NASA, the Phoenix Lander has detected snow falling from clouds 4km above its landing site. Whilst the snow is vapourising before it hits the ground, this is a remarkable observation of Mars’ vestigial atmospheric processes in motion.