We recently released a tool here NASA for volunteers to identify clouds Jupiterour gas giant solar system. If you are not a big fan of the biggest planet in our area and prefer Mars, we have good news. You can help the research team Martian Reconnaissance Orbiter identify the clouds of the red planet – which do not look like clouds here or Jupiter.

Cloud identification on Mars

How it is done in the program for identifying clouds in Jupiterusers must register to have their name included in future scientific papers to be published on martian atmosphere. Since today the planet no longer has its own hydrography, traces of clouds with ice crystals are found in rarefied atmosphere at high altitudes.

And what is the best way to identify objects in rarefied atmospheres? Yes, infrared. OUR Martian Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded several infrared images during thousands of orbits performed in Red Planet. Clouds appear in the image (see below) as thin arcs that stand out from the rest of the images. This is because they are at high altitudes and as they revolve around Marsclouds appear in the backgroundsee cloud identity website guide to better understand).

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It may seem difficult at first, but identifying the clouds is easy and you need to view all four frames provided in the tool. Once you find the arc, click to apply the marker. An image may contain more than one arc, while another may have none. When in doubt, you can still zoom in to identify the arc. There is also an option to change the color of the frame so that it contrasts with the rest of the image.

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Source: Gizmodo

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