New images from NASA's MAVEN spacecraft have given us an unprecedented view of the ultraviolet glow of the Martian atmosphere. The pictures show the Red Planet's 'night glow.' Mars' night glow is ultraviolet, which means the light exists outside the spectrum visible to the human eye, so NASA has rendered it in false colours to show what we would see with ultraviolet-sensitive eyes. Day side images of spring on Mars show high concentrations of atmospheric ozone in the southern hemisphere, rendered here in bright magenta. The images were taken using the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph aboard the MAVEN spacecraft.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2016 19:41 UTC