They’re called “noctilucent clouds” because they glow in the dark (hence “lucent,” which is derived from the Latin word for light, and “nocti,” which comes from the word “night”).

A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds. Latin for “night shining,” noctilucent clouds (also known as twilight clouds) are responsible for Earth’s ...

New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover's ...

In January 2023, NASA's Curiosity rover captured images of noctilucent clouds during a Martian sunset, including a rare category of iridescent bright noctilucent clouds that appear feather-shaped ...

Noctilucent, or "night-shining", clouds can be seen on Mars, just as they are on Earth. Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover imaged these high-altitude clouds on 17 May, 2019, using its navigation cameras.