Planet Four Talk

What are the dark areas?

  • Combat_Monkey by Combat_Monkey

    Hello,

    I am just curious about this image. Are all of the darker areas on this landscape dust patterns or what else could it be?

    Thanks

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  • mschwamb by mschwamb scientist, translator

    That's exactly right. This is dust lofted to the surface through CO2 geysers. You can learn more about that here.
    Cheers,
    ~Meg

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