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Mars rover makes "unexpected" discovery - detail puzzles NASA

2022-06-21T03:06:15.468Z


Mars rover makes "unexpected" discovery - detail puzzles NASA Created: 06/21/2022, 05:00 By: Linus Prien Thermal blanket on Mars © Twitter screenshot: @NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover The Mars rover "Perserverance" has made a new discovery on Mars. On the red planet is a thermal blanket that was used when the rover landed. Washington - The Mars rover "Perseverance" has been on Mars since 2021.


Mars rover makes "unexpected" discovery - detail puzzles NASA

Created: 06/21/2022, 05:00

By: Linus Prien

Thermal blanket on Mars © Twitter screenshot: @NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

The Mars rover "Perserverance" has made a new discovery on Mars.

On the red planet is a thermal blanket that was used when the rover landed.

Washington - The Mars rover "Perseverance" has been on Mars since 2021.

Now the rover could make a new discovery: garbage on Mars.

The find is a thermal blanket that played a role in the rover's landing process.

However, the location where the ceiling was found has NASA scientists and staff pondering - according to a Twitter post.

Recently, another space phenomenon caused a stir.

Outer Space: Garbage on Mars - The origin of the discovery is clear, the detail is puzzling

The origin of the discovery on the red planet seems clear.

It's a thermal blanket that came from a rocket-powered jetpack.

The same jetpack was used to land the Mars rover on Mars.

In this process, the ceiling must have been lost, according to NASA.

The function of the thermal blankets is to regulate the temperature of the jetpack.

Still, questions about the find arose among experts.

The origin is not a mystery for the scientists. However, the positioning of the thermal blanket seems strange.

The ceiling was between rocks about two kilometers from where the rover was originally dropped, NASA said via Twitter.

However, the experts do not initially know whether the thermal blanket landed there immediately or whether it was blown to the spot by gusts of wind.

Mars Mission: The Mars Rover "Perseverance"

The Mars rover that made this discovery has been on the red planet since February 2021.

When he landed, other items were dropped as well.

According to information from the

star

, among them were a heat shield, a supersonic parachute and rocket-powered sky crane.

Due to the thin Martian atmosphere, dust storms occur on Mars, which can reach around 100 kilometers per hour, but which have less pressure than on Earth.

The conditions under which dust storms form on Mars have not yet been finally clarified.

Whether one of these storms explains why the rover was found was also not investigated.

(LP)

Source: merkur

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