located near Belgium’s southwestern border with France Calatrava also took aim to bridge neighborhoods within the city rather acting as a link between two areas that were never before connected,” Calatrava says of the project One side is no more important than the other.” Identical canopies of steel and glass spread at either end of Gare de Mons connecting the leafy residential district to its north and the historic city center to its south Inside the roughly 65,000-square-foot terminal Calatrava harnessed the power of natural light a skylit sweep filled with shops and restaurants (He was inspired by the glazed arcades of Brussels’s Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert.) According to Calatrava transportation projects like this have the ability to generate activity within a city “Look at the skyline of New York and you will see much of it grows around its train stations.” To welcome that activity the architect designed generous plazas outside of the station for pedestrians to experience as they come and go and 28-foot-wide platforms are just some of the elements that go a long way in ensuring travelers feel “the quality of the space.” Millions of people each year are expected to use the station “It’s something that looks toward the future.” The new Mons train station conceptualized by Santiago Calatrava is featured in AD’s May issue. Never miss a story when you subscribe to AD Not a subscriber? 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They also discovered more than 20 mysterious subsurface structures of various sizes — including one that resembles a dog — beneath Mars' northern hemisphere, where an ancient ocean once filled the lowlands Unlike the mantle plume underneath Tharsis these northern features are denser than their surroundings and have a strong gravitational pull These structures are not visible from Mars' surface; they are buried deep beneath the sediments laid down by the ocean "These dense structures could be volcanic in origin or could be compact material due to ancient impacts," Root said "There seems to be no trace of them at the surface we have a tantalizing glimpse into the older history of the northern hemisphere of Mars." —Mars may still be volcanically active, study finds —Giant Mars mountain Olympus Mons may once have been a volcanic island —Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake  A new mission would be required to learn more about these mysterious features. Root is part of a team proposing the Martian Quantum Gravity (MaQuls) mission which would map Mars' gravity field in detail from orbit "Observations with MaQuls would enable us to better explore the subsurface of Mars," Lisa Wörner a researcher at the German Aerospace Center "This would help us to find out more about these mysterious hidden features and study ongoing mantle convection as well as understand dynamics surface processes like atmospheric seasonal changes and the detection of groundwater reservoirs." Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! 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This shot was among several taken in the latest effort by Odyssey using this technique; capturing this sort of horizon imagery at different times of year allows scientists to study how the atmosphere changes over seasons The bluish-white band at the bottom of the atmosphere hints at how much dust was present when the image was captured during Mars' dust season likely due to a mixture of Mars' red dust with some bluish water-ice clouds a blue-green layer can be seen where water-ice clouds reach up about 31 miles (50 kilometers) into the sky manages the Mars Odyssey Project for the agency's Science Mission Directorate in Washington Lockheed Martin Space in Denver built the spacecraft and collaborates with JPL on mission operations THEMIS was built and is operated by Arizona State University in Tempe More about Odyssey: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/odyssey/ Related TopicsNews. NASA Orbiter Spots Curiosity Rover Making Tracks to Next Science Stop News. 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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Colorful Clouds Drifting Over Mars You can also try using the site navigation or search tool to find your content are designed to steer research in foundational data storage theories accelerate the industrial application of scientific breakthroughs the awards have attracted over 240 scholars from 12 countries worldwide 5 OlympusMons Awards and 13 OlympusMons Pioneer Awards have been presented The OlympusMons Awards have become a leading and highly regarded accolade in the data storage industry The 2024 OlympusMons Awards will center on tackling key challenges in the AI era including limited bandwidth between xPUs and storage and rising data storage costs driven by rapid data growth and increased data value The event invites innovative solutions from researchers worldwide to address these pressing issues The widespread adoption of AI applications has resulted in a significant surge in data volume that demands long-term storage with cold data increasingly transitioning to warm data This shift underscores the need for innovative large-capacity media application technologies to build storage systems optimized for maximum cost-efficiency per bit Storage-Compute Convergence Innovation and Near-Data Processing Acceleration for Large AI Models High-Density Magnetic/Optical Storage Media Technology Lossless Data Reduction Technology Powered by Large AI Models As large AI models follow the scaling laws to continue growing in scale and are applied to center/edge training and inference it is essential to explore technologies like data reduction These advancements will establish a robust data foundation tailored for the evolving AI era Innovative Memory Semantic Storage Architecture for AI Training and Inference Global Memory Storage Technology for KV Cache in Large AI Model Inference Mass Multi-modal Data Management and Efficient Retrieval The 2024 contest has two OlympusMons Awards and five OlympusMons Pioneer Awards Huawei will establish technical communication channels with winners and provide them with research assistance Entries will be scored on the technical and commercial value of their scientific research achievements and subsequent research plans proposed for one or more challenging subjects President of Minjiang University IEEE Fellow Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Science Fund Tsinghua University Vice President of Huazhong University of Science and Technology IEEE Fellow Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Science Fund Huazhong University of Science and Technology Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Tsinghua University Director of the National Supercomputer Centers in Guangzhou and Shenzhen ISC Fellow Sun Yat-sen University Member of Academia Europaea ACM/IEEE Fellow ETH Zurich Vice President and Fellow of China Computer Federation IEEE Fellow Vice President of Beihang University IEEE Fellow Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Science Fund Shanghai Jiao Tong University Head of the Efficient Computing and Storage Group Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Dean of the Wuhan AI Research Institute Executive Deputy Director of the Zidong.Taichu Large Model Center Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan AI Research Institute Applicants/Teams need to fill in OlympusMons Awards application materials using this template and send them to dataolympus@huawei.com before the filing deadline Spot Guide: Rincon Queen, of the Coast 6 of the Heaviest Waves in the World Five Decades of Surfing, Travel and Narrative Collide in Sam George’s New Book NewsAll NewsEventsBig Wave NewsWorld Surf LeagueEnvironmentalIndustryWave PoolsPosts List Boat Get Totally Wrecked by Wave in Indonesia (Video) How To Surf Till You're 100, Brainwork: Mickey Munoz Owen Moss Grind Out Wins at WRV Outer Banks ProEast Coast rising stars hold on against a heady LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website It was time to grind on the East Coast as the WSL's North American Qualifying Series kept rolling in Nags Head, North Carolina. Coming off of strong performances last week in Virginia Beach up-and-coming talent Owen Moss and Lanea Mons just topped the podium at the WRV Outer Banks Pro It was the second consecutive final for both surfers and this time they weren't about to let the opportunity slip away from them “Having my whole crew here is amazing and I'm so grateful right now,” said Moss who managed to hold off Californians Lucas Owston and Kei Kobayashi “I know they could get a score easy but it was going to take a good wave I was pretty calm and just waited to see if I'd get another opportunity,” Moss continued who ended up winning the event by half a point The road to first place for Mons was just as much of a nail-bitter as she faced Canada's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin who also made the final recently in Virginia Beach as well as Americans Eden Walla and Kylie Pulcini “My first year I made the Semis and last year I made the Final so I'm really happy,” Mons explained after the win I was definitely feeling the pressure because all those girls are so good and I knew anyone could walk away with it I just tried to take deep breaths and I was stoked when that left came then I snuck away and I was stoked to find that right.” For the effort, Moss now sits atop the North American QS ratings, while Mons has fought her way into fourth. The next QS event on the continent is the Nissan Super Girl Surf Pro which gets underway in Oceanside on September 20 NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter captured this single image of Olympus Mons the image helps scientists study different layers of material in the atmosphere NASA’s longest-lived Mars robot is about to mark a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since launching 23 years ago. During that time, the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has been mapping minerals and ice across the Martian surface identifying landing sites for future missions and relaying data to Earth from NASA’s rovers and landers This infographic highlights just how much data and how many images NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has collected in its 23 years of operation around the Red Planet the most recent horizon image captures Olympus Mons in all its glory With a base that sprawls across 373 miles (600 kilometers) the shield volcano rises to a height of 17 miles (27 kilometers) “Normally we see Olympus Mons in narrow strips from above but by turning the spacecraft toward the horizon we can see in a single image how large it looms over the landscape,” said Odyssey’s project scientist Jeffrey Plaut of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California it also provides us with unique science data.” In addition to offering a freeze frame of clouds and dust can give scientists a more detailed understanding of the Martian atmosphere deputy project scientist for NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter explains how and why the spacecraft in May 2023 captured a view of the Red Planet similar to the International Space Station’s view of Earth A bluish-white band at the bottom of the atmosphere hints at how much dust was present at this location during early fall a period when dust storms typically start kicking up The purplish layer above that was likely due to a mixture of the planet’s red dust with some bluish water-ice clouds Named after Arthur C. Clarke’s classic science-fiction novel “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the orbiter captured the scene with a heat-sensitive camera called the Thermal Emission Imaging System, or THEMIS which Arizona State University in Tempe built and operates But because the camera is meant to look down at the surface getting a horizon shot takes extra planning By firing thrusters located around the spacecraft, Odyssey can point THEMIS at different parts of the surface or even slowly roll over to view Mars’ tiny moons The recent horizon imaging was conceived as an experiment many years ago during the landings of NASA’s Phoenix mission in 2008 and Curiosity rover in 2012 As with other Mars landings before and after those missions touched down Odyssey played an important role relaying data as the spacecraft barreled toward the surface To relay their vital engineering data to Earth, Odyssey’s antenna had to be aimed toward the newly arriving spacecraft and their landing ellipses Scientists were intrigued when they noticed that positioning Odyssey’s antenna for the task meant that THEMIS would be pointed at the planet’s horizon “We just decided to turn the camera on and see how it looked,” said Odyssey’s mission operations spacecraft engineer Steve Sanders of Lockheed Martin Space in Denver Lockheed Martin built Odyssey and helps conduct day-to-day operations alongside the mission leads at JPL we designed a sequence that keeps THEMIS’ field-of-view centered on the horizon as we go around the planet.” What’s Odyssey secret to being the longest continually active mission in orbit around a planet other than Earth “Physics does a lot of the hard work for us,” Sanders said “But it’s the subtleties we have to manage again and again.” These variables include fuel, solar power, and temperature. To ensure Odyssey uses its fuel (hydrazine gas) sparingly, engineers have to calculate how much is left since the spacecraft doesn’t have a fuel gauge Odyssey relies on solar power to operate its instruments and electronics This power varies when the spacecraft disappears behind Mars for about 15 minutes per orbit And temperatures need to stay balanced for all of Odyssey’s instruments to work properly “It takes careful monitoring to keep a mission going this long while maintaining a historical timeline of scientific planning and execution — and innovative engineering practices,” said Odyssey’s project manager “We’re looking forward to collecting more great science in the years ahead.” https://science.nasa.gov/mission/odyssey/ andrew.c.good@jpl.nasa.gov karen.c.fox@nasa.gov / charles.e.blue@nasa.gov Mars. Mars. Mars. Mars. Mars. Mars. Mars. Mars. NASA’s InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected Mars. Avalanches, Icy Explosions, and Dunes: NASA Is Tracking New Year on Mars Explore MoreImage. Curiosity Looks Downslope From the Sulfate Unit Image. Image. Curiosity on the Road to Boxwork Formations Image. Curiosity Surveys the 'Ubajara' Sampling Site on Mars Image. Image. Image. Image. Perserverance Captures Crater Rim Dust Devil Eating Its Own A view of Olympus Mons from the side showing a wide patch of thin ice the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire solar system It was obtained in the early morning (7:20 a.m LST) by the Stereo Camera aboard ESA's Mars Express and taken as part of new research revealing water frost for the first time near Mars' equator Frost on the caldera floor of the Ceraunius Tholus volcano The frames show (A) a view of Ceraunius Tholus  from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Context Camera with early morning observations made by CaSSIS overlaid within the blue-toned rectangle This rectangle is shown close-up in frame (B) The white rectangle marking out an even more zoomed-in image is shown in frame (C) (D) shows a aSSIS image of the same region acquired at a different time of day and hints that there are exceptional processes at play that are allowing frost to form." Water frost has been spotted at the equator of Mars for the first time it was previously believed that it would be impossible for frost to exist.  which has been exploring the Red Planet from orbit since 2003 Related: The 'hole' on Mars making headlines could be crucial to Red Planet exploration making it around 2.5 times the height of Mount Everest Adomas Valantinas made the discovery of "forbidden frost" on Mars as a PhD student at the University of Bern "We thought it was impossible for frost to form around Mars' equator as the mix of sunshine and thin atmosphere keeps temperatures relatively high at both surface and mountaintop – unlike what we see on Earth where you might expect to see frosty peaks," Valantinas now a postdoctoral researcher at Brown University "Its existence here is exciting and hints that there are exceptional processes at play that are allowing frost to form." The patches of frost appear for just a few hours around sunrise, then evaporate as sunlight shines down on the equator of the Red Planet with a thickness equivalent to that of a human hair (about one-hundredth of a millimeter) thick the frost patches cover a vast area of each of the volcanoes and its water content could fill roughly 60 Olympic swimming pools measuring close to 29.4 million gallons (111 million liters) of water.  the latter of which is around the height of Mount Everest.  The frost was spotted on the Tharsis volcanoes of Olympus Arsia Ascraeus Mons and Ceraunius Tholus Each of these volcanoes contains deep hollows at their summits called "calderas" that are created as magma chambers during eruptions The team thinks that the strange way air circulates above the Tharsis region generates a microclimate with the calderas that are unique from the wider climate that the volcanoes sit within It is these microclimates that allow frost patches to form.  "We actually see this happening on Earth and other parts of Mars with the same phenomenon causing the seasonal Martian Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud." Thomas added that the frost seen by the team atop the volcanos of Mars appears to settle in the shadowed regions of the calderas especially in regions with colder temperatures Adomas explained that there are a few reasons why this frost at the equator of Mars has avoided detection until now.  "We happened to be looking for frost near the equator for some other research but didn't expect to see it on Mars’s volcano tops!" Adomas added — Long ago, a lake on Mars might have been sprawling with microbes — Bad news for life on Mars? Red Planet's wet epoch may have been shorter than we thought — How NASA's Ingenuity helicopter opened the Mars skies to exploration "Finding water on the surface of Mars is always exciting both for scientific interest and for its implications for human and robotic exploration," Colin Wilson ESA project scientist for both ExoMars TGO and Mars Express this discovery is particularly fascinating."  Wilson added that Mars's low atmospheric pressure creates an unfamiliar situation on the Red Planet, which means the planet's mountaintops aren't usually colder than its plains this research reveals that moist air blowing up mountain slopes can still condense into frost something Thomas called a "decidedly Earth-like phenomenon." "This discovery was possible thanks to successful collaboration between both of ESA's Mars orbiters and additional modeling," Thomas concluded "Understanding exactly which phenomena are the same or different on Earth and Mars really tests and improves our understanding of basic processes happening on not only our home planet but elsewhere in the cosmos." The team's research was published on Monday (June 10) in the journal Nature Geoscience Robert LeaSocial Links NavigationSenior WriterRobert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K whose articles have been published in Physics World He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.’s Open University 10 must-have 'Star Wars' books and novels coming soon to your galaxy The researchers, led by Bart Root of TU Delft, presented their findings at the Europlanet Science Congress 2024 earlier this month. You can read the abstract here Studies of gravity variations at Mars have revealed dense, large-scale structures hidden beneath the sediment layers of a lost ocean. The findings have been presented at the #EPSC2024 by Bart Root of @tudelft: https://t.co/6Y9F5XBkAS pic.twitter.com/dLPNaNVtBb — Europlanet ?? (@europlanetmedia) September 13, 2024 The dense structures lie in the northern hemisphere of Mars They are significantly denser than other surrounding rock they’re beneath a thick and smooth layer of sediment The researchers said this sediment is likely from a former ancient ocean in Mars’ northern hemisphere This is something scientists have also discussed and debated for decades Altogether, there are about 20 of the unusual structures of various sizes. They are about 300-400 kg/m3 (kilograms per cubic meter/ 19-25 pounds per cubic foot) denser than the surrounding rock. So, what are they? As Root explained: These dense structures could be volcanic in origin or could be compacted material due to ancient impacts There are around 20 features of varying sizes that we have identified dotted around the area surrounding the north polar cap with no signs of them on the Martian surface There seems to be no trace of them at the surface we have a tantalizing glimpse into the older history of the northern hemisphere of Mars how did the researchers find the unusual features They created a gravity map of Mars by looking at tiny deviations in the orbits of spacecraft around the planet The researchers analyzed those deviations for clues about Mars’ internal structure and distribution of mass Gravitational variations within Mars can show differences in the density of any subsurface geologic structures Meanwhile, NASA’s InSight Lander mission had studied the Martian crust The research team combined the data from InSight with that from the orbiters in a new computer model they included data from deeper down in Mars’ mantle The resulting gravity map revealed the locations of the dense structures below the surface Also, apart from the dense anomalies, the map showed something else. The Tharsis region is a massive volcanic plateau Scientists knew a region of weaker gravity and lower density surrounds the plateau There is a huge mass of lighter material below it about 1,080 miles (1,740 km) across and 680 miles (1,095 km) deep The researchers said this material could explain why Tharsis is so much higher in elevation than the surrounding terrain Indeed, according to the new study, that material could be lava. It is moving up toward the surface, causing the upwelling. Root said: The NASA InSight mission has given us vital new information about the hard outer layer of Mars This means we need to rethink how we understand the support for the Olympus Mons volcano and its surroundings It shows that Mars might still have active movements happening inside it affecting and possibly making new volcanic features on the surface GRAIL studied the gravity field of the moon while GRACE measured Earth’s gravity field and more Lisa Wörner at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) said: Observations with MaQuIs would enable us to better explore the subsurface of Mars. This would help us to find out more about these mysterious hidden features and study ongoing mantle convection as well as understand dynamic surface processes like atmospheric seasonal changes and the detection of ground water reservoirs Bottom line: A new Mars gravity map shows odd hidden structures below the surface of Mars Source: Exploration of high mass subsurface structures in the northern hemisphere with joint flexure and mantle convection modelling of the Martian gravity field Via Europlanet Society Read more: What the Chinese Zhurong rover found beneath Mars’ surface Read more: Is Mars volcanically active? We invite you to visit our campaign page to discover why we need your contributions now more than ever to preview an illustration from Guy Ottewell’s great book that we're helping finalize and to learn more about EarthSky’s history “Things are always so much more peaceful when looking up.” We couldn’t agree more we apologize for the popup and greatly appreciate your support This high-resolution image shows newly discovered frost at the top of Olympus Mons the tallest volcano not only on Mars but in the entire Solar System The frost appears blue on the floor of the volcano’s caldera (summit crater) and around its northern rim It is absent on the well-lit steep slopes seen on the left of this image This frost was recently discovered by ESA’s ExoMars and Mars Express missions The researchers spotted frost on not only Olympus Mons but on the other Tharsis volcanoes of Arsia Mons This is the first time that water frost has been found near Mars’s equator a part of the planet where it was thought improbable for frost to exist The landscape on the right side of the image is filled with wrinkle ridges that lie inside the caldera while the rippled structures on the centre-left are collapsed caldera rim terraces meaning that the colours shown here are not those that would be seen by the human eye This is because the CaSSIS instrument onboard ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is sensitive to near-infrared light (which is invisible to our eyes) and the image has stretched contrast to better show the details of the terrain In this false-colour image the water ice frost appears blue False-colour images are really useful for scientists revealing more information than can be seen with the human eye Read more on how CaSSIS constructs its blue-hued images and how this allows us to explore the Red Planet ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran On a recent press trip to various European media a multinational supplier of OE and aftermarket components under the Toyota umbrella showcased its capabilities as a strategically located the AISIN plant in Mons (Belgium) specialises in the reconditioning of automatic gearboxes and the manufacture of electronic products such as in-vehicle navigation systems It is located close to the sea canal and has direct connections to the ports of Rotterdam It serves a considerable number of car factories belonging to Audi located within a radius of approximately 100 kilometres The plant plays a key role in the Japanese multinational's European strategy The company says that AISIN Mons is the only factory in Europe that fully reconditions gearboxes on an OE production line The process is aimed at guaranteeing performance equal or superior to that of a new gearbox some 10,000 reconditioned gearboxes leave the Belgian factory the company has extended its activity to the overhaul of hydraulic distributors AISIN Europe believes that it offers a revolutionary alternative solution: the complete industrial repair of gearboxes directly on a reconditioning line ‘This reconditioning process allows gearboxes to be made as good as new using original parts and in compliance with the manufacturer's strict processes,’ explains Renaud de Meyer AISIN's AT transmission specialist for the aftermarket.  As soon as a gearbox arrives at the Belgian factory in Mons a rigorous traceability process begins in which every step is documented the gearbox is cleaned by shot blasting: a technique that uses stainless steel balls to remove all impurities The gearbox is then completely dismantled by a technician The nearly 1,000 parts that make up the gearbox are cleaned and inspected one by one we decide whether to reuse or replace each part,’ says Renaud de Meyer The new or reconditioned parts are then reassembled with extreme precision the Mons plant has also embarked on a process of diversification with the creation of an electronics production plant In addition to its specialisation in navigation systems for Toyota it now produces specific electronic cards for gearbox management a new activity will start in 2025 for the production of electronic cards for the management of cooling systems in electric cars defined with regard to the vision of AISIN Europe and approved by our parent company in Japan This translates into a strong capacity to develop competencies internally and a real European rootedness This dimension represents two key elements in the successive factory conversions,’ explains Jacques Fils Operations Director of AISIN Europe in Mons the company has plants in the UK and Turkey for bodywork components as well as in the Czech Republic specialising in engine components Fils says: ‘Unlike other European plants in the group that receive production lines designed in Japan directly from the parent company we have developed most of the processes ourselves we defined the reprogramming of BMW's gearbox software The manufacturer wanted the new software to be in the gearboxes ten days after launch This was impossible to achieve from the factories in Japan: transport would take too long But we were able to deliver just-in-time to BMW The privileged location of the Belgian factory is exploited in an extensive logistical deployment The reconditioning and electronics production operations are complemented by logistics activities linked to the distribution of spare parts a 15,000 m2 warehouse was set up at the Mons plant in 2012 located on what was until 2023 a former gearbox distribution platform for Stellantis and BMW has played a key role in the company's turnaround It is also a response to AISIN's decision to relocate its entire European reconditioning business to Mons This strategy has made it possible to bring all Belgian operations back to a single site a team of 50 of the factory's total of 500 employees is actively working to ensure the supply of the necessary spare parts throughout Europe Its mission is based on a strong catalogue with more than 11,000 references (transmissions 5,000 spare parts are shipped to the aftermarket and spare parts networks Jacques Fils stresses that ‘the successive conversions are the result of our constant observation of the European market and its needs It also reflects the agility and performance of our teams We have relied on developers to digitise the company by reducing the activity of navigation programmes: the teams in charge of navigation test software have transferred their skills to quality control or supply chain automation software But the philosophy of the factory remains the same: we work to extend the life of the vehicles’ The Operations Director emphasises the dual European-Japanese aspect ‘We develop partnerships with European companies the gearbox reprogramming activity is done in partnership with two Walloon companies will be done in collaboration with French and German companies Japan brings us this culture of ‘100% quality’ and full dedication to customer service and we 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observations as well as independent imagery from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter Climate model simulations further suggest that early-morning surface temperatures at the high altitudes of the volcano calderas are sufficiently low to support the daily condensation of water—but not CO2—frost Given the unlikely seasonal nature of volcanic outgassing we suggest the observed frost is atmospheric in origin implying the role of microclimate in local frost formation and a contribution to the broader Mars water cycle We present here these observations coupled with supporting evidence from other instruments and modelling the wind speeds are below 5 m s–1 within the caldera compared with roughly 20 m s–1 on the flanks highlighting the profound impact of volcanic topography on localized weather patterns the images with colour artefacts were labelled as ambiguous and were not used for further analysis we further narrowed our filtering criteria The final frost detections analysed here were restricted to equatorial ~20° N to ~10° S latitudes (outside of the seasonal mid-latitude regions) only equatorial sites that included visible evidence of frost are considered we adjust the ice index by considering the available orders of the joint CaSSIS–NOMAD observations To remove spatial albedo variations over the explored Martian surface we normalize the LNO reflectance factors to the Martian albedo The adjusted ice index (II) can thus be defined as: We considered a sufficient Ls range of MCS and TES observations (Ls 310–360 for Olympus Mons and Ls 75–100 for Arsia Mons) to provide a sufficient set of observations to acquire a temperature map to be compared with MarsWRF simulations These observations range from 1:00 lst to 4:00 lst and MarsWRF estimations at the corresponding local times are compared for validation The modelled surface temperatures for Olympus Mons caldera are within 10 K of the observations and within a few degrees Kelvin for Arsia Mons It is important to note that these predictions carry uncertainties particularly in regions with complex topography such as the Tharsis volcanoes This parameterization enables the model to approximate the surface frost layer thickness to about 1 μm at the locations in our study it is important to acknowledge the inherent uncertainties associated with such estimations particularly due to the limitations of physical parameterizations within Martian atmospheric models These uncertainties are most pronounced in the prediction of atmospheric variables in regions lacking empirical observational data such as the deposition rates of atmospheric volatiles The experimental design involved the controlled deposition of water frost on the surface of the simulant followed by precise measurements of both the spectral reflectance and the thickness of the frost layer The findings indicate that a frost layer thickness ranging from approximately 10 to 20 μm is required to significantly attenuate the characteristic red slope of the spectral reflectance aligning with the observed morning frost brightening in the blue wavelengths by approximately 10–20% as detected by the CaSSIS instrument the study demonstrates that a relatively thin frost layer of about 100 μm is sufficient to flatten the visible spectrum effectively neutralizing the spectral features less than 0.1 at CaSSIS visible wavelengths and negligible at LNO near-infrared wavelengths given the single-scattering co-albedo is around 10−6 for visible light and less than 10−1 at 2.6 μm LNO observations indicate a discernible albedo reduction at near-infrared wavelengths suggesting a higher optical depth than 10−2 This implies that the frost’s grain radius and/or thickness must exceed 5 μm and 1 μm then the frost layer’s thickness could be significantly greater To conduct a preliminary quantification of the frost mass we assumed a uniform frost layer thickness across all identified frost-covered regions The geographical extent of the frost coverage was approximated to the combined surface areas of the calderas of Martian volcanoes such as Arsia Mons By integrating the uniform frost thickness with the delineated area and adopting the density value for pure ice we derived an initial estimate of the total frost mass This approach provides a rudimentary yet insightful approximation of the frost mass acknowledging the broad-scale estimative nature of this calculation These diagrams relate the three principal dimensions of each boulder visualizing its overall shape as well as similarities and differences within and across the studied sites CaSSIS data can be found on the University of Bern repository (https://observations.cassis.unibe.ch/) and the ESA’s Planetary Science Archive (https://archives.esac.esa.int/psa) NOMAD-LNO observations are also found on the ESA’s Planetary Science Archive The PlanetWRF model for Martian GCM and mesoscale simulations is accessible by request at https://planetwrf.com/ Tectonism and volcanism of 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references CaSSIS is a project of the University of Bern and funded through the Swiss Space Office via ESA’s PRODEX programme The instrument hardware development was also supported by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) (ASI-INAF agreement no INAF/Astronomical Observatory of Padova and the Space Research Center (CBK) in Warsaw the University of Arizona (Lunar and Planetary Lab.) and NASA is also gratefully acknowledged Operations support from the UK Space Agency under grant ST/R003025/1 is also acknowledged The NOMAD experiment is led by the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (IASB-BIRA) assisted by Co-PI teams from Spain (IAA-CSIC) Italy (INAF-IAPS) and the United Kingdom (Open University) This project acknowledges funding by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO) with the financial and contractual coordination by the ESA Prodex Office (PEA 4000103401 4000121493) and Italian Space Agency through grant 2018-2-HH.0 Operations and science support from the UK Space Agency under grants ST/X006549/1 ST/V005332/1 and ST/V002295/1 is also acknowledged This research is financially supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) with grant 12AM624N to C.B.S. acknowledges financial support from the Severo Ochoa grant CEX2021-001131-S funded by MCIN/AEI/ 10.13039/501100011033 and by Spanish MICIIN through Plan Nacional and European funds acknowledges support from the Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers (INSU) the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) through the Programme National de Planétologie MRELM acknowledges funding from the KU internal grant (8474000336-KU-SPSC) Open access funding provided by University of Bern The Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB-ORB) Environmental Changes & Geo-chemistry (AMGC) Research Unit Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) Space and Planetary Science Center and Department of Earth Sciences design and production of the CaSSIS instrument and its operation performed mesoscale and global circulation model simulations with MarsWRF did post-processing of the modelling results and compared model predictions with MCS and TES observations performed CaSSIS clustering analysis and photometry performed boulder size measurements and analyzed boulder shapes contributed to discussions and assisted with data interpretation contributed to the design and production of the NOMAD instrument and its operation participated in instrument operations and planning of the observations acquired funds for the development of the CaSSIS instrument and the generation of DEMs acquired funds for the development of the NOMAD instrument The authors declare no competing interests Nature Geoscience thanks Daniel Viudez-Moreiras and Aditya Khuller for their contribution to the peer review of this work in collaboration with the Nature Geoscience team Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations lon = −133.2°E) acquired at different local times in MY 36 b) Late morning images showing no evidence of frost on the bright halo deposit surrounding the volcano caldera d) Early morning images revealing the presence of frost on the bright halo deposit The bright halo deposit is likely composed of fine-grained dust with low thermal conductivity Frost was detected only on and around the calderas of the three largest volcanoes such as Olympus but also on the smaller Ceraunius Tholus volcano Frost has not been observed yet on Pavonis Mons and other Tharsis volcanoes The basemap is the color hillshade MOLA data at 64 pixels per degree resolution CaSSIS image coverage over Olympus Mons (a) and Arsia Mons (b) Based on these observations frost is not detected during late morning hours in Olympus Mons and around southern summer solstice (Ls ~270°) in Arsia Mons The shaded grey region shows the CaSSIS observational bias (from 90 − 85° solar incidence) due to the low signal-to-noise ratio Most observations were discarded in this region due to spectral ambiguity The black lines mark the local sunrise time This figure illustrates the impact of Arsia Mons′ topography on localized atmospheric conditions (at 8AM, Ls = 90°, Fig. 2a) and (d) the temperature differential between the Martian surface and the local CO2 frost point The complex caldera topography of Arsia Mons is shown to substantially influence local pressure distributions surface temperatures at sites identified by CaSSIS for frost presence exceed the CO2 frost point by approximately 60 K suggesting the predominance of H2O ice in these frost deposits Boulder shape and size analysis for Olympus Mons (a,b) The slope aspect of each site is indicated on the respective panel The Olympus Mons (a,b) and Arsia Mons (c) sites were found to feature a distinct early morning frost signature (positives red)(d–f) – yet there is no obvious difference in boulder shape across those sites (the colored polygons underline the distribution of points) HiRISE image IDs (a–f): ESP_014275_1990_RED Additional CaSSIS observation details and GCM estimated surface temperatures Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01457-7 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Anthropocene newsletter — what matters in anthropocene research Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application of Naugatuck passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his beloved wife after a long-term battle with pulmonary fibrosis He attended Minisink Valley Central High School in Slate Hill New York.  He married the love of his life which was nothing short of a fairy tale story Brian met his wife at the age of 14 on a movie date and led a life of true love 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Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners MONS 2025 "We like to use our programme to explore what our relationships with love and with others say about us" by Aurore Engelen 04/03/2025 - As its 40th edition gets ready to open its doors on 7 March the festival’s director general looks back on the event’s history and its upcoming programme Created in 1985, the Love International Film Festival Mons negotiated a number of twists and turns before getting to enjoy its current reputation which sees it advancing along an upward trajectory and makes it an unmissable event in Belgium and Wallonia for the discovery of emerging and established film talent from all around the world Maxime Dieu looks back on its history and presents the line-up for this exceptional 40th edition Cineuropa: Could you tell us about the history of the festival?Maxime Dieu: It’s an event which has grown over time and which has evolved in line with cinema itself But the festival has stayed true to what it’s advocated since the outset and a desire to provide some kind of special event whilst also foregrounding new voices in film which brought a change in direction and a new approach but which also stayed true to the festival’s DNA How would you describe that DNA?There’s the theme of love The desire to offer up arthouse cinema that’s accessible to a wide audience There’s also the balance between celebrating talents who’ve made a career in film How do you explore it in the festival?We talk about love to look at where the theme of love begins and where it ends It’s also a festival focused on world cinema so there are lots of different representations of love We don’t talk about it in the same way as they do in India or Scandinavia And what’s also interesting is how it’s evolved over the history of film How this theme fits in with a particular era We like to use our festival line-up to ask what our relationships with love and other people say about us showcasing films whose distribution isn’t guaranteed in Belgium.Yes ever since I’ve been aware of the festival We’ve always foregrounded the idea of offering up films which often don’t appear in the usual distribution circuits the journeys films have been making have been increasingly complex It’s more complicated but it’s interesting We see quite a few French films which no longer come to us via the traditional distribution circuits We try to support films after the festival too which is a Belgian film directed by a Guatemalan filmmaker but set in Mexico What can we expect from this 40th edition?All of our usual events a special evening with twenty or so young Belgian talents who are under 40 years old and who represent the future of Belgian cinema notably involving Michiel Blanchart who just won 10 Magritte awards the festival is looking to the future and we really hope to ensure the continuity of this gathering acting as a bridge between the festival’s history and its future It will be composed of 5 people who’ve made history within the festival paying tribute to present and future film talent Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox 02/05/2025 Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film“There’s no definition of which target group it has to be for; 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