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Magenta Martian Sunset by Unownace

Magenta Martian Sunset

Unownace

Original upload date: Feb 4, 2020

Re-upload from deviantART.


I'm sure most of us know what a typical Martian day looks like; clear pinkish skies with the occasional dust-storm. You probably also know that Martian nights look more-or-less similar to ours with a crisp black star-sprinkled sky, only with a tiny potato-shaped moon called Phobos hovering overhead instead of our big bright round moon.

Martian sunsets however, from images taken by multiple rovers and probes...is a different beast entirely. Due to the thinness of the Martian atmosphere (about 1% of the pressure we have here on Earth), instead of the fiery-orange glow our sunsets have, caused by the sunlight passing through several times more atmosphere to get to out eyes at such a steep angle...the amount of atmosphere the light passes through on a Martian sunset more closely resembles mid-day on Earth, giving the setting sun a cold-deep-blue-ish glow, and turning the surrounding pink sky a vibrant magenta. I look forward to the day when the first real human eyes witness this spectacle in person through their spacesuit visors.

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