Skip to content
Space & Spaceflight

On Mars, the Frost Is Made of CO2

By

Reading time 1 minute

Comments (0)

This is Mars’s Hellas Chaos, an area covered in wind-blown dunes and flat-topped mesas. The dusting of white is in fact carbon dioxide frost—so, pretty chilly then![ESA]

Explore more on these topics

Share this story

Sign up for our newsletters

Subscribe and interact with our community, get up to date with our customised Newsletters and much more.