The images allow scientists to calculate how fast the clouds are moving and how high they are. ☁️ engineering
Luckily, we now have an answer thanks to NASA's Mars rover,"Clouds can be seen drifting across the Martian sky in an 8-frame movie made using images from a navigation camera aboard NASA’s Curiosity rover. Shadows from these clouds can be seen drifting across the terrain," reads the statement.
NASA has even included a second 8-frame movie in its statement that shows the clouds in all their glory. The movie was taken using the same navigation camera as the first few images and showcases the clouds as they were seen drifting directly above Curiosity. But these types of movies do so much more than mesmerize. They allow scientists to calculate several important characteristics such as how fast the clouds are moving and how high they are in the sky.The researchers concluded that the clouds are very high, nearly 50 miles above the surface. The team of scientists was then able to deduce the clouds' composition.
Martian clouds are not at all pronounced. They appear very faintly in the atmosphere. This means NASA's researchers had to use special imaging techniques to see them. These techniques consisted of capturing several images in order to get a static background. Once the researchers subtracted this static background, they were able to see the objects moving within the image, in other words, the clouds.
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