Towering Cloud On Mars Is A Mystery

Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:38 am » by **Hurtswhenipee**

With its thin atmosphere and scant moisture, Mars is often largely cloud-free. But new observations reveal clouds of dry ice thick enough to cast significant shadows on the red planet. Carbon Dioxide (C02)

My money is on a dust storm.
Dust storms are known to shroud vast areas of Mars.

Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:44 am » by **Noentry**

hurtswhenipee wrote:With its thin atmosphere and scant moisture, Mars is often largely cloud-free. But new observations reveal clouds of dry ice thick enough to cast significant shadows on the red planet. Carbon Dioxide (C02)

My money is on a dust storm.
Dust storms are known to shroud vast areas of Mars.

lol your name made me laugh. :lol:

You could be right, with out more info it is hard to tell
:flop:

Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:49 am » by **Hurtswhenipee**

noentry wrote:
hurtswhenipee wrote:With its thin atmosphere and scant moisture, Mars is often largely cloud-free. But new observations reveal clouds of dry ice thick enough to cast significant shadows on the red planet. Carbon Dioxide (C02)

My money is on a dust storm.
Dust storms are known to shroud vast areas of Mars.

lol your name made me laugh.

You could be right, with out more info it is hard to tell

I know I should take something for it! lol

Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:54 am » by **Deuem**

cwmman wrote:Has anybody worked out the hight of it ?
How about sending the rover to have a look ?
( frutty that was a joke, so chill before you dont post )

Hi cwmman, I worked this out from the photo at io9.com
It is a blurred photo to start with but I gave it a try anyways.

At the base I measure around 395KM or 245 miles and it goes up 350km or 217 miles.
So it is pretty big, Mars is reported at 6,792km in diameter.
Deuem :cheers:

Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:10 am » by **Cwmman**

deuem wrote:
cwmman wrote:Has anybody worked out the hight of it ?
How about sending the rover to have a look ?
( frutty that was a joke, so chill before you dont post )

Hi cwmman, I worked this out from the photo at io9.com
It is a blurred photo to start with but I gave it a try anyways.

At the base I measure around 395KM or 245 miles and it goes up 350km or 217 miles.
So it is pretty big, Mars is reported at 6,792km in diameter.
Deuem

Nice one

that is big, very big and is this the end of this topic?