There are a number of common misconceptions about Mars that many of us believe in.
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Mars red. The rovers have found that most of this planet is yellow-gray. Moreover, there are other shades: red and green, gold, black and brown. This is due to mineral deposits on Mars.
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Hurricanes and dust storms are constantly on the surface of Mars.. Since the atmosphere on the planet has been emptied, even the strongest storm above it will look like a simple breeze. The maximum that such storms can do to the rover is to cover the solar cells needed to power the batteries with dust and sand.
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The average temperature on the planet is very high. Scientists now say the average temperature on Mars is -63 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature here is considered +35 degrees Celsius, and the lowest – 150 degrees.
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Mars is the same size as the Moon. Most often in the sky, Mars and the Moon can be seen in August. Currently, Mars is as close to Earth as possible. Although the Moon and Mars appear to be the same size, Mars is actually much larger.
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On the surface of Mars you can find paths or channels from rivers.. Examining the images more closely, experts came to the conclusion that such paths or channels are simply an optical illusion and features of the relief structure. Sometimes such areas were formed by the transport of light surface rocks to other areas.
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People living on Mars died due to nuclear war. Interestingly placed craters appear in photographs of the Martian surface. This shows that there was once life here and everyone died because of nuclear weapons. In fact, these are just space objects that hit the surface of the planet and did not burn before it, because on Mars there is no atmosphere and the magnetic field is low.
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There are “faces” on the Martian surface. In the images from Mars in 1976, experts noticed something resembling a human face. But later it turned out that this was just a light trick.
Source: Ferra
