European Space Agency’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter recently spotted a unique green glow surrounding the ‘red planet’ Mars, reports CNN. Similar kind of green glows are seen on earth during Auroras. More interestingly, the same kind of a green glow is seen surrounding the earth from space but is too faint.
The glow came from oxygen atoms, present in the atmosphere of Mars, interacting with sunlight, reports The Indian Express.
A picture of Mar’s green glow was posted by NASA on Twitter along with a ‘Green Lantern’ reference! Have a look:
Please don’t let it be Ryan Reynolds: Spacecraft captures ‘green glow’ of Mars https://t.co/R8JEK3CNaF pic.twitter.com/pnnhLgNgyY
— HiRISE: Beautiful Mars (NASA) (@HiRISE) June 16, 2020
People on the internet are amused by the gorgeous light. Many cracked jokes about how Mars is “online”, how it has built a “wall”, and how it’s practising social distancing!
It's a laxman rekha for humans.
MARS want Social distancing from humans..
— Mr_Perfect (@GauravjainTweet) June 17, 2020
@VancityReynolds stop playing with your Green Lantern ring in the middle of the night! https://t.co/clzCE9RqRq
— Aman (@franklyaman) June 17, 2020
A green glow detected around Mars? Must be something in the atmosphere… 😬 @NASA @ESA_ExoMars @ExoMars_NOMAD pic.twitter.com/lXYEfV4ccM
— Jameson Whiskey (@jamesonwhiskey) June 16, 2020
So, green aliens from Mars is a thing. #Area51
— S W A L L O W🍸 (@ryanswallow) June 16, 2020
So Red planet gives green signal😀
— Paresh Solanki (@Paresh_official) June 17, 2020
Mars added you to close friends group https://t.co/LpzavfIk0x
— ⟁ (@Woh_ladka) June 17, 2020
Mars is online now. https://t.co/xi4A1p3Ooy
— D.D. (@sahota_ad) June 17, 2020
— A G (@ArnaldoGatkiva) June 17, 2020
They built a wall. https://t.co/vZS9HcbkDP
— Marc Hochman (@MarcHochman) June 16, 2020
The aliens really said enough of their bullshit, closed the border with a force field https://t.co/rwFlQbFYKZ
— 7th Raikage⛅️ (@MajorMangos) June 17, 2020
Me: “Can 2020 chill for like five minutes?”
2020: “The ESA has discovered a green glow in Mars’ atmosphere. Also, a green meteor was seen over Australia.”
Me: pic.twitter.com/F4AQwJcwud
— Commander Noa (@CommanderNoa) June 15, 2020
The universe keeps surprising us. What a mystery it is!