The latest capture by Curiosity shows the clouds at a higher altitude, where it is very cold. The contrast of grey clouds over the brown mountain was shot by NASA’s Curiosity rover on March 19, 2021 - - the day it completed 3,063 Martian days, (one day in Mars is called sol). Two Earth years ago (one full Mars year), scientists at NASA noticed clouds forming over the rover earlier than expected. This translates to a higher likelihood of clouds formed by frozen carbon dioxide or dry ice, NASA said in a blog post. Discoveries like this by the Curiosity rover helps scientists to better understand Earth’s neighbour, its topography and climactic conditions.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2021 11:02 UTC