Mars Pimple? No, These Aren’t Acne on the Red Planet says NASA’s MRO HiRise Team

Rocks and space objects do not get acne, the organic one which is common on a person's face, especially as it is mostly focused on hair follicles that get clogged with dirt or oil which causes the bump. However, in the recent image of the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRise camera, there seems to be a breakout over at the neighboring planet, Mars.

Nevertheless, these are not real acne or Mars pimple, but rather an optical illusion that makes it seem like there is, resembling the annoying bumps on a person's face.

Mars Pimple? No, They are Not Says the NASA MRO HiRise Team

The NASA MRO HiRise camera captured an anomaly in Mars' Southern pole last August, and it resembles acne or pimples which emerged on the planet's surface. However, the HiRise team studied, examined, and now clarified that these are not acne or organic matter from underneath its rocks, but depressions that formed craters on the planet.

The NASA team, along with the University of Arizona, confirmed that these "pimples" are space rocks that broke down in pieces and fell scattered on the planet.

Instead of one big rock crashing onto Mars, it broke down on its descent and scattered across its surface, forming clumps, and getting covered by carbon dioxide ice which complete the pimple look.

Optical Illusion on Mars Phenomenon Resembling Acne

CNET said that the MRO team regarded this as an optical illusion that looks like Mars pimples or acne but are space rocks. Mars is not foreign to unusual and peculiar sightings as it delivers many unique formations or phenomenons which is novel to human astronomers who study and survey the planet.

Mars and the Peculiar Elements Seen on the Planet

Mars may be a part of the Solar System and is a close planet to the Earth, also resembling a rocky terrain unlike the other half with Jupiter and the gaseous ones, but there are still many differences it has with the home planet.

One of the main indications here is how time is perceived on Mars, where its full rotation on its axis and revolution from the Sun is slightly longer compared to the Earth. Also, it is called a "Sol," instead of a day, and is longer by 39 minutes and 35 seconds compared to the known 24 hours for a day on the Earth.

Mars' terrain is also something else, especially as it is filled with rocks and iron which makes the atmosphere look reddish for the cameras and eyes available there. Additionally, there is unknown organic matter found in its River Delta, which different organisms are believed to be propagating in the past.

The Mars Pimple is only a phenomenon from an optical illusion from its craters and ridges that does not appear like the usual sight to see on the Red Planet. Paired with carbon dioxide ice deposits sitting atop them, it indeed resembles acnes on Mars, but is far from it, and are groups of broken-down space rocks which fell on its surface.

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Written by Isaiah Richard