An unusual sunspot has been discovered by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover, which is not yet visible from Earth. In the upcoming days, the area is anticipated to become visible from our planet.
Large Sunspot Rotating Toward Earth Spies by the NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover (Photo: MSN)
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover sneak peek of an intriguing Sunspot Rotating Toward Earth
According to Space.com, A fascinating part of the sun that is not yet visible from Earth’s view has been glimpsed by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover uses its Mastcam-Z camera system to take daily photos of the sun in order to measure the amount of dust in the Martian atmosphere. As reported by SpaceWeather.com, such an endeavor managed to record a large sunspot traveling over the solar disk late last week and over the weekend.
SpaceWeather.com noted in a report of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover showcasing the sunspot images that “Because Mars is orbiting over the far side of the sun, Perseverance can see approaching sunspots more than a week before we do.” Consider this your week’s notice that a large sunspot is approaching.
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Details of the Sunspot Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover
In an article published by Democratic Underground, the Sunspot that was captured by NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover is a relatively dark and cool area where the sun’s magnetic field is particularly strong.
These patches commonly serve as launch pads for solar flares (outbursts of high-energy radiation) and coronal mass ejections (CMEs; huge eruptions of solar plasma), which is why they’re also known as “active regions.”
