This Crater on Mars is Just a Couple of Years Old Image via HiRISE article by Nancy_A
that follow up images like this one is essential for measuring the crater diameter and confirming if there are any small, bright areas indicative of ice.While bright areas do appear in this image, ice is unlikely because the crater is located near Mars’ equator and the image was taken in the afternoon. Additionally, if you
look at the entire strip of the full image taken by HiRISE, white areas are ‘dusted’ across the entire region. More likely, this image was taken some of the various filters that highlight various minerals on Mars, using false color. “False” color means that the color is not the “true” color human eyes would see on Mars. This is because the HiRISE camera views Mars in a different part of the spectrum than human eyes do. The HiRISE teams says that nevertheless, false color imagery is extremely valuable because it illuminates the distinction between different materials and textures.
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