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NASA's old rover Opportunity may be sleeping through bad weather, but Curiosity is on a calendar, sending incredible images of dust-filled skies to the earth.
It's been more than a month engulfed in dust. It started on the side of the planet where Opportunity Rover was moving, and then it spread to Curiosity. In a few days, he surrounded the planet.
These two images shown side by side were sent by Mars Express orbiter of the European Space Agency. They are about 10 years apart, not the same distance or angle, but they show the same regions on Mars. On the left, in July 2008, Martian surfaces were easy to spot. The four giant volcanic mountains of the planet were visible: Ascraeus Mons, Pavon Mons, Arsia Mons and Olympus Mons.
Now, in July 2018, the dust hides almost all the mountains, except for the peaks of the greatest: Olympus Mons and Arsia Mons, and they too are barely visible
Waiting for the storm bursts
Right now, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory team in Pasadena, California, which is taking up Opportunity rover, is waiting for the storm to clear up. As soon as the sun's rays reach the red planet, the solar-powered rover can get enough energy to say hello to his team. They have not been in contact since June 12th.
Curiosity works almost as usual, since it uses nuclear energy to function. He continues to send photos back to Earth at each ground and informs the crew of the storm. He also continues his scientific operations, drilling in rocks to collect and analyze samples.
Just like the Opportunity team, we'll have to wait for the storm to get better pictures of Curiosity. There is no approximate time for the time when the storm will disappear
Meanwhile, everyone on Earth can look into the night sky and see Mars at the naked eye. Here is where and where to look for it. On July 27, you will see it much brighter – and we hope the storm will not affect its brightness – as it enters a position where it is closest to our planet since 2003. [19659010] ” src=”http://advocator.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pro-6-150×150.jpg” class=”avatar avatar-100 photo” height=”100″ width=”100″/>
Andre Blair is the editor-in-chief of Advocator.ca. He holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) from the School of Public Health, Department of Health Administration. Health, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. André specializes in environmental health, but writes on a variety of issues.
