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NASA declared that the James Webb space telescope captured blinding ifrared light from Mars.
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The image shows the Eastern Hemisphere of Mars in different wavelengths of infrared light.
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NASA further stated that the new images will help in the study of the red planet.
The telescope was so sensitive that the astronomers had to make adjustments to prevent the blinding lights from saturating the detectors of the telescope.
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Some images show the rings of Huygens crater, the dark volcanic rock of Syrtis Major.
The Hellas Basin is a lower altitude and therefore experience higher pressure.
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The higher pressure leads to the suppression of the thermal emission at the particular wavelength range (4.1-4.4 microns)
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It will be very interesting to tease apart these competing effects in these data.
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The researchers are preparing a paper they will submit to a scientific journal to peer review and publication.
Webb can capture spectra and images with spectral resolution needed to study short term phenomena like dust storms.
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