MARCI weather report, May 16-22, 2016

releaseimg_160516_160522For the past week on Mars, dust storm activity was frequently spotted over the southern highlands and northern lowlands. Throughout the week, local-scale dust storms occurred over terrain just north of the seasonal south polar ice cap edge. Looking just a bit further north, Solis, Aonia, northern Noachis, and Cimmeria also experienced transient dust-lifting activity. At the same time, on the other side of the red planet, dust storms were observed over Acidalia, Olympia and Arcadia. Focusing on…  [More at link, including video]

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