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Tag Archives: orographic clouds
MARCI weather report, August 19-25, 2019
Afternoon weather conditions were again very seasonal this past week. Local dust storms were observed along the seasonal receding north polar cap edge and at southern low-to-mid latitudes. The developing aphelion cloud belt continued to be prominent at equatorial latitudes. … Continue reading
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Tagged aphelion cloud belt, Arsia Mons, Ascraeus Mons, atmosphere, clouds, Curiosity, dust, dust storms, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, haze, InSight, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Olympus Mons, orographic clouds, Pavonis Mons, storms, weather, wind
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Mars Express: Keeping an eye on a curious cloud
Since 13 September, ESA’s Mars Express has been observing the evolution of an elongated cloud formation hovering in the vicinity of the 20 km-high Arsia Mons volcano, close to the planet’s equator. In spite of its location, this atmospheric feature … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsia Mons, clouds, ESA, European Space Agency, Mars Express, Mars Webcam, MEX, orographic clouds, Visual Monitoring Camera, VMC
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