STUNNING blue ripples on Mars that look like lizard scales have left astronomers mesmerised.
The glistening surface of the red planet is the result of an ongoing erosive processes.
Boffins are able to see the way the wind blows – and even where water might once have been – through the ripples.
The iridescent region was captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of the planet.
Known as Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs), the structures are made up of very coarse sand particles.
According to NASA, the enhanced colours of the dunes and the TARs shows erosive processes are taking place.