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NASA Celebrates Explosive Spring Transformation on Mars

2/11/2025

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Mars, with its 25-degree axial tilt, enjoys four distinct seasons, but each lasts much longer due to its 687-day year. As spring graced the northern hemisphere on November 12, 2024, NASA's Selina Diniega described this season as explosive, with frozen water and carbon dioxide dramatically shifting from solid to gas, transforming the Martian landscape.

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Mars, with its 25-degree axial tilt, enjoys four distinct seasons, but each lasts much longer due to its 687-day year. As spring graced the northern hemisphere on November 12, 2024, NASA's Selina Diniega described this season as explosive, with frozen water and carbon dioxide dramatically shifting from solid to gas, transforming the Martian landscape.