A Rare Image of Mars at Dawn Reveals the Beauty of Its Ancient Cliffs

NASA just released a striking new image of the Martian landscape taken during the quiet, early morning hours of dawn. The image reveals the captivating shapes of wind-carved cliffs as they are gently illuminated by the Sun’s first light.

NASA’s Curiosity rover captured the scene on August 11 at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, about an hour after sunrise. Using the rover’s Mastcam, scientists were able to get the most detailed view yet of steep, rugged crags, known as yardangs…