Скачать или смотреть 🚨 ESA Releases 3I/ATLAS Clip From The Mars

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Breaking: ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter just released a short image sequence of 3I/ATLAS during its near-Mars pass on Oct 3, 2025. In the clip, a faint coma moves across the star field while the nucleus remains a point source at roughly 30 million kilometers from Mars. ESA confirms Mars Express also attempted observations.

Why does the clip looks “poor quality”?
• The nucleus is tiny at this range, so its angular size is smaller than what these cameras can resolve.
• The target is moving fast, so longer exposures would smear the signal.
• Orbiter cameras are optimized for planetary surfaces and atmospheres, not distant point sources.
• Even with perfect tracking, a diffuse coma spread over many pixels will look low contrast.

What comes next
• More processing of the Mars-side data and additional attempts around and after perihelion.
• Ground and space telescopes will release follow-up motion clips and spectra as they are calibrated.

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