Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
United States space agency, NASA released images from planet Mars which shows partial blue areas. The image shows dunes covering the planet’s north polar cap, where temperatures can reach as low as minus 150 Celsius.
NASA says the dunes actually represent an area of 30 meters wide. However, it was revealed that the location is equivalent to the territory of Texas, the US which is the second largest state with an area of approximately 695,662 square kilometers.
The image was taken using a special infrared camera aboard the Mars orbiter, Odyssey. The image was released for the first time on Thursday (8/4).
The scene in color is a composite shot taken from December 2002 to November 2004 by Odyssey.
NASA explained that the photo was a false color, meaning that the color in the image represented the temperature on the surface of Mars.
The blue color represents the temperature in a cold temperature area, while the yellow and orange color represents the warm area that gets sunlight.
NASA says the dune images are a series of images marking Odyssey’s 20th anniversary. The Mars spacecraft made by NASA was recorded to have worked the longest in history.
Quoted The Independent, a robotic spacecraft was sent into orbit in April 2001, and has been taking images of Mars since it was in orbit.
Launch Business Insider, Odyssey circles Mars using thermals to detect hills of water and ice on the planet. Odyssey also helped NASA scientists select the ideal location to deploy the Perseverance rover in February 2012.
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