Rainbow Sightings On Mars Successfully Photographed By NASA's Perseverance Rover Robot

Rainbow sightings on Mars (News18)

JAKARTA – NASA's rover Perseverance Rover has captured a view of a rainbow in the Martian sky. The photo of the rainbow sighting on Mars was shared by NASA's official Perseverance Mars Rover account on Twitter.

Visiting Slashgear, Friday, April 9, Mars is a very different place to Earth. The image nasa recently shared came from a Hazcam camera embedded in the Perseverance rover robot.

The public can see the shared rainbow catch. But appearances can be deceiving. It was noted that NASA's post was successfully seen by many people.

Many have asked: Is that a rainbow on Mars? No. Rainbows aren't possible here. Rainbows are created by light reflected off of round water droplets, but there isn't enough water here to condense, and it's too cold for liquid water in the atmosphere. This arc is a lens flare. pic.twitter.com/mIoSSuilJW

— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) April 6, 2021

Nasa's research team explained that it's not a rainbow because a rainbow is unlikely to appear on the planet Mars. Rainbows are created when light reflects water droplets in Earth's atmosphere. However, on Mars there is no condensing water. The planet is also considered too cold to melt water in the atmosphere.

The screenshot is lens flare. Lens flare is a phenomenon when light is dispersed or inflates in the lens system. The incandescent of this lens bears a resemblance to a rainbow.

The Perseverance Rover has been on Mars for several months. The rover's robot is investigating scientific evidence to discover the existence of life in Mars' past.

A few weeks ago, Perseverance also managed to fly an Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of the planet Mars. Perseverance robots will travel on the surface of Mars for the next few years in search of signs of life on the red planet.