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deluchas15 t1_jbatg3o wrote

Reply to comment by Gulley_Foyle in NASA's Curiosity rover spots "sun rays" on Mars for the first time by CBSnews

Thanks for explaining this. I didn't know that. I learned something new. I don't know if you can answer this question. This article is about the curiosity rover finding sun rays on Mars. How do sun rays affect Mars?

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pmMeAllofIt t1_jbbtr2s wrote

They don't affect Mars, they are an effect of Mars' atmosphere at sunset.
On Earth we have a lot of images of sun rays, light coming through clouds being visible in the air. But Mars only has a few cameras on it, so the chances of seeing sun rays is much less- it finally happened.
But it's not just about looks, it helps researchers better understand things such as Mars' atmospher or weather.

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