This image was taken by the Color and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) camera on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). TGO is a joint venture between the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency Roscosmos. TGO orbits Mars and collects data about its atmosphere. In recent images Acidalia is associated with the northern plains of Planitia.
Important information has been given about this image in the statement issued by ESA. Scientists believe that this image may be water-ice deposited in the interior of a crater. According to scientists, Mars has been seeing changes in its spin axis. Perhaps this allowed the ice to accumulate at a lower altitude than before.
The concentric ring of Mars has peculiar features. The attention of ESA has also gone to these. Quasi-circular and polygonal patterns of fractures are some of these physical features. These patterns and fractures can be caused by seasonal changes. These help the ice to spread. These seasonal changes are also related to the tilt of Mars. According to a report in Live Science, Mars has changed more than Earth’s spin axis.
To study Mars, TGO started orbiting this red planet in 2016 as part of the ExoMars mission. It has provided many such images. It is providing data on many things including the atmosphere, geology, history of Mars. Earlier, due to TGO, it was known that water is hidden under the surface of Valles Marineris Valley of Mars. However, this finding is still being investigated.
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