Latest Photos From Mars Released!

Mars has always been the planet to spark human curiosity. It was named a god of war later on, the home planet of hostile alien forms, now it is the prime goal of space exploration missions. The newest photos from the surface have been released and everyone is free to see them.

BBC reports that then new European-Russian satellite has reached Mars. It has managed to instantiate an orbit around the planet and has sent the first pictures of the surface. Even though it has found steady ground, it will not be less than a year, before the team starts full scientific work with the satellite. The satellite has flown over an area named Hebes Chasma which is the closest to the surface that they could get with no more than 250km distance.

This gave high-quality pictures to the team, which represent two meters of surface in each pixel.
Just as an example, the scientists have explained that it is like flying over a town with the speed of 15000km/h and getting pictures of people’s cars.

Space shares more information on the topic. The pictures taken of the Hebes Chasma area were good for testing the camera’s capabilities. The satellite will be capable of making 3D maps of the surface by taking pictures of an area in different angles. Scientists explain that the photos are in full color, but look black and white because it is a volcanic area without much color in it. To get more colorful pictures, they will have to wait for the satellite to fly over a different, calmer area.

Red Orbit shares more information on the goal of the mission. The satellite has been sent there to make a search for gasses which are presumed rare on Martian surface. This includes methane, water vapor, nitrogen dioxide and acetylene among others. The instruments used have shown their capabilities and the scientists believe that they will be able to successfully finish their mission.