MARCI weather report, March 26-April 1, 2018

MARCI-March-27-2018Dusty conditions across much of the martian southern highlands last week. Several short-lived local-scale dust storms were observed along the seasonal south polar ice cap edge, while another storm north of Argyre pushed northeast into Valles Marineris. Dust lofted by the Valles Marineris storm was transported eastward by the tropical circulation, reaching as far as Meridiani and the Opportunity rover site over the… [More at link, including video]

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