Mysterious cloud on Mars

The online community ardently debated after amateur astronomers discovered something like a cloud on the surface of Mars over the past few days.

The Mars Odyssey thermal camera, the US flying spacecraft, spotted "the cloud", MSNBC reported.

"Cloud on Mars is not something scientists have ever thought of, but this cloud is much bigger than our expectations , " said Jonathan Hill, a scientist at the University of Arizona in the US. .

Appearance of Mars on March 22 in US time and part
there is a zoomed cloud in the upper right corner.

Hill said, the spacecraft's thermal camera is capable of capturing radiant objects in visible light and infrared light. So researchers can understand both the structure of the cloud and its temperature.

The presence of a cloud on Mars is being actively discussed on many astronomical forums. Sean Walker, an expert at Sky & Telescope, says an amateur astronomer named Wayne Jaeschke in Pennsylvania, USA is the first person on the ground to see a white cloud on the red planet. Later, many others reviewed photos of Mars from March 12 and also discovered clouds. The size of the cloud is decreasing.

Many theories are given. Some guessed that a meteorite had crashed into Mars and the main cloud was dust rising after the collision. Some believe that it is only a result of light reflection.

Scientists say they need to add data from large telescopes around the world to decipher the mysterious cloud on Mars. However, what professional astronomers draw after the incident is: Amateur astronomers can also make an important contribution to discovering interesting things in the universe.