File:Red velvet Mars ESA23874281.png
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Size of this preview: 800 × 357 pixels. Other resolutions: 320 × 143 pixels | 640 × 285 pixels | 1,024 × 457 pixels | 1,280 × 571 pixels | 2,560 × 1,142 pixels | 13,634 × 6,081 pixels.
Original file (13,634 × 6,081 pixels, file size: 32.46 MB, MIME type: image/png)
File information
Structured data
Captions
Summary
[edit]Warning | The original file is very high-resolution. It might not load properly or could cause your browser to freeze when opened at full size. | Open in ZoomViewer |
---|
DescriptionRed velvet Mars ESA23874281.png |
English: Like a sprinkle of powdered sugar on a rich red velvet cake, this scene from the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter captures the contrasting colours of bright white water-ice against the rusty red martian soil. This delightful image was taken 5 July 2021 and soaks in the view of a 4 km-wide crater in Mars’ north polar region of Vastitas Borealis, centred at 70.6 °N/230.3°E. The crater is partially filled with water ice, which is also particularly predominant on its north-facing slopes that receive fewer hours of sunlight on average throughout the year. The dark material clearly visible on the crater rim – giving it a somewhat scorched appearance – likely consists of volcanic materials such as basalt. Most of the surrounding terrain is ice free, but has been shaped by ongoing aeolian processes. The streaks at the bottom right of the image are formed by winds that have removed the brighter iron oxide dust from the surface, exposing a slightly darker underlying substrate. TGO arrived at Mars in 2016 and began its full science mission in 2018. The spacecraft is not only returning spectacular images, but also providing the best ever inventory of the planet’s atmospheric gases, and mapping the planet’s surface for water-rich locations. It will also provide data relay services for the second ExoMars mission comprising the Rosalind Franklin rover and Kazachok platform, when it arrives on Mars in 2023. |
Date | 24 December 2021 (upload date) |
Source | Red velvet Mars |
Author | ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS |
Action InfoField | Imaging |
Activity InfoField | Space Science |
Keyword InfoField | Mars Ice Crater |
Mission InfoField | ExoMars |
Licensing
[edit]This media was created by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Where expressly so stated, images or videos are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO (CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) licence, ESA being an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO), as defined by the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence. The user is allowed under the terms and conditions of the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO license to Reproduce, Distribute and Publicly Perform the ESA images and videos released under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence and the Adaptations thereof, without further explicit permission being necessary, for as long as the user complies with the conditions and restrictions set forth in the CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO licence, these including that:
See the ESA Creative Commons copyright notice for complete information, and this article for additional details.
|
||
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license. Attribution: ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS, CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 13:01, 24 December 2021 | 13,634 × 6,081 (32.46 MB) | OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs) | #Spacemedia - Upload of https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2021/12/red_velvet_mars/23874271-1-eng-GB/Red_velvet_Mars.png via Commons:Spacemedia |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
- File:Red velvet Mars (51772683106).png (file redirect)
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Horizontal resolution | 39.37 dpc |
---|---|
Vertical resolution | 39.37 dpc |