Hi guys:
I've been studying my latest Mars capture and noticed that inside the Hellas Impact Basin there are about six well defined CO-2 glaciers, two of the southern ones have peaks, their very tiny shadows give them away. I'm sure glad it was a sunny day in Hellas. Occasionally one of these glaciers will be at just the right angle with the Sun and act like a mirror reflecting sunlight with a dazzlingly bright white pinpoint blast that can last for 30 minutes and sometimes over an hour, I saw one of these back in 2001, it was a spectacular sight to behold. I'm hoping to capture one this apparition. The western 60% of this image contains many massifs, they're not false artifacts because everyone has their left side illuminated. Image acquisition; October 17th, 10:51 UT, Dia.= 10.9, Dist.= 80.0 million miles.
Thanks for viewing, Dan 8)
I've been studying my latest Mars capture and noticed that inside the Hellas Impact Basin there are about six well defined CO-2 glaciers, two of the southern ones have peaks, their very tiny shadows give them away. I'm sure glad it was a sunny day in Hellas. Occasionally one of these glaciers will be at just the right angle with the Sun and act like a mirror reflecting sunlight with a dazzlingly bright white pinpoint blast that can last for 30 minutes and sometimes over an hour, I saw one of these back in 2001, it was a spectacular sight to behold. I'm hoping to capture one this apparition. The western 60% of this image contains many massifs, they're not false artifacts because everyone has their left side illuminated. Image acquisition; October 17th, 10:51 UT, Dia.= 10.9, Dist.= 80.0 million miles.
Thanks for viewing, Dan 8)
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