Details of the “tree stump” puzzle on Mars

The European Russian Mars probe (TGO) recently captured an image of a strange circular crater on the surface of the Red Planet, much like the trunk of a giant tree and the concentric circles that mark the age of trees.

According to the “RT” website, according to a statement issued by the European Space Agency, scientists confirm that the crater was caused by a large collision that occurred on the surface of Mars, and the “rings” are ice-rich sediments that appeared very early in the history of the planet. .

According to the journal Livescience, scientists believe that these deposits in the impact crater were stabilized due to the change in the tilt of the planet or the axis of rotation over time.

The researchers believe that the observed crater “rings” and fissures are the result of environmental changes over time.

The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, or TGO, is a joint mission of the European and Russian space agencies, aimed at studying Mars.

The probe orbits Mars and collects data from the planet’s vast atmosphere, as well as monitoring and imaging the surface of Mars with a camera equipped with the Color Surface and Stereoscopic Imaging System (CaSSIS).

Source: the seventh day

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