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2018 global dust storm according to Curiosity’s REMS instrument in Gale Crater

Posted on July 24, 2019 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Daniel Viúdez‐Moreiras and 14 co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Effects of the MY34/2018 Global Dust Storm as Measured by MSL REMS in Gale Crater • Atmospheric opacity over Gale Crater … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Seeing through the dusty air

Posted on September 18, 2018 by rburnham

Mars has been enveloped in dusty haze, but the sensitivity of HiRISE enables imaging of surface features through a moderate level of haze. This image shows a fresh impact crater in the northern middle latitudes. A technique called “pixel binning” … Continue reading →

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Curiosity captures thickening haze as dust storm goes global

Posted on June 20, 2018 by rburnham

A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA’s Opportunity rover to suspend science operations. But across the planet, NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been studying Martian soil at Gale … Continue reading →

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