MARCI weather report, Sept 26-Oct 2, 2016

Screen Shot 2016-10-05 at 7.37.25 PMThe large dust storms east of Elysium which were mentioned in the previous report, quickly subsided after coalescing. Shortly thereafter, a subsequent dust storm appeared and moved southward across Amazonis. In the second half of the week, a dust storm developed southwest of Elysium Mons and tracked southward towards Cimmeria. Looking to the southern highlands, local-scale dust storms and hazes were spotted along the edge of the retreating seasonal south polar ice cap throughout the week. Afternoon water-ice clouds were observed over Arsia Mons, Deuteronilus, and in the mesosphere… [More at link, including video]

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