FP trendAugust 26, 2021 5:23:07 PM IST
Mars is a dusty planet, and even the ice on it is dusty and darker than the snow on Earth. Researchers have developed a new approach to determine the content of Mars ice dust and determine whether it is melting.
A special team from Arizona State University and the University of Washington collected data from NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to match the brightness of the ice and dust levels on Mars.
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Dusty Mars with dusty ice (or snow) becomes darker and therefore warmer, which affects both stability and evolution over time. Under these conditions, the ice and snow on Mars can melt faster.
“This dusty, dark ice can melt a few inches deeper,” says Aditya Khuller, a scientist at Arizona State University.
A team of planetary scientists including Khuller, Philip Christensen and Stephen Warren have developed this new approach to exploring the Marseises. Research was recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
In further conversation about the study, Khuller said: Throughout its history, Mars experienced several ice ages. Over the past million years, dusty snowfall has formed layers on Earth that have since been excavated by the Phoenix-Mars lander. The ice exposed in mid-latitudes on Mars is the wreckage of that ancient dusty snowfall, explains Khuller.
The team will dig deeper into Mars’ ice exposure and learn more about the history of the planet’s climate.
He gave insights into their work and emphasized that they are currently working on the development of an improved computer simulation of the Marseises. As a team, they are working on how the Mars ice has developed over time and whether it is gradually dissolving in water.
Researchers have found that the snow on Mars is dusty and can dissolve in water – Technology News, Firstpost.
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