The James Webb telescope has presented the first images of the planet Mars

The James Webb Telescope has taken the first images of the planet Mars and presented them to scientists. According to the European Space Agency, the spacecraft explored Mars on September 5 this year using an IR camera and spectrograph.

It is noted that scientists had the opportunity to study the eastern hemisphere of the planet, collecting important spectroscopic data on the atmosphere of Mars. Experts have detected traces of carbon dioxide, water and carbon monoxide. This is nothing new to scientists, but the new images prove once again that Webb can provide important and accurate information on the composition of the atmospheres of different planets.

"Webb's first Mars survey clearly demonstrated that we can study different areas of the planet's surface, including its atmosphere, using the NIRSpec instrument. Based on the data from these and other missions, we can use the telescope to study the history of water on Mars," says Chris Evans, James Webb project participant.