A Martian Sunset
			
		
		
		
			You've had a hard day rolling past 
Martian rocks, so now just relax your 
APXS 
and enjoy the Martian sunset.  The 
above pictures 
taken by 
Mars Pathfinder 
highlight  how clouds vary during the end of a Martian day.  The 
atmosphere on Mars is much thinner than on 
Earth and dominated by 
carbon dioxide rather than 
nitrogen.  
Clouds on Mars 
can be 
water or 
carbon dioxide based, 
depending on conditions, 
whereas Earth's clouds are all water based.   At night the 
temperature at 
Sagan Memorial Station 
will dip from about -15 degrees 
Celsius 
(+4 Fahrenheit) to -77 degrees Celsius (-107 Fahrenheit).
Temperatures 
only this cold won't bother 
Sojourner.