MARCI weather report, March 4-10, 2019

MARCI-March-10-2019Dust-lifting activity continued in localized regions in both the northern and southern hemispheres of Mars this past week. Looking to the ancient southern highlands, local-scale dust storms propagated eastward from Sirenum to Aonia. Southern Noachis Terra also encountered a few transient dust-lifting events. Dusty conditions also occurred over the younger-looking plains of the northern hemisphere as the seasonal ice cap continued its seasonal retreat. Peering just south of this activity, some dust clouds traveled southward into the plains of Utopia and Chryse near the middle and end of the week… [More at link, including video]

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