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Last week on Mars, a large dust storm swept over northern Acidalia during the first couple of sols. This dust storm quickly subsided and became a diffuse dust cloud north of Arabia. Towards the end of the week, subsequent dust … Continue reading →

Dust storm activity was sporadic across much of Mars this past week. The northern plains were largely inactive apart from a pulse of activity over Acidalia at the end of the week. Looking to the southern highlands, small transient dust … Continue reading →

Water-ice cloud abundance intensified over the tropics of Mars this past week. Central Terra Cimmeria and the highlands south of Solis experienced a couple of local-scale dust storms over the course of the week. Looking to the northern plains, a … Continue reading →

Large extensive dust storms unfurled near the edge of the seasonal north polar ice cap of Mars this past week. This activity made for dusty conditions over Acidalia, Utopia, and Arcadia. The plains of Amazonis also encountered a tiny transient … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, an extensive arcuate-shaped dust storm extended over eastern Acidalia before quickly subsiding near Deuteronilus. Focusing our attention further equatorwards, local-scale dust storms were frequent in the northern extratropics. The floors of the two giant impact basins, … Continue reading →

Dust-raising activity persevered along the edge of the seasonal north polar ice cap this past week. While the majority of the storms were small in scale, more extensive storm fronts were spotted over Utopia Planitia towards the end of the … Continue reading →

Local-scale dust-raising activity continued this past week with sporadic storms over the mid-to-high latitudes of both northern and southern hemispheres. Towards the beginning of the week, dust storms were spotted pushing southward over the plains of Acidalia and Utopia. Looking … Continue reading →

Last week, local-scale dust storms of various sizes continued to occur over the mid-to-high latitudes of both martian hemispheres. Northern Phlegra Montes and northwestern Utopia Planitia encountered some arcuate-shaped dust storms during that time. Dust lifting activity over the southern … Continue reading →

Numerous local-scale dust storms danced across the southern mid-to-high latitudes of Mars this past week. During that time, dust storms that developed along the receding north polar ice cap were spotted over the plains of Acidalia, Arcadia, and Utopia. The … Continue reading →

Weather on the red planet this past week was typical for this time of Mars year. Local-scale dust storms continued to sweep over the high southern latitudes. In the tropics, condensate water-ice clouds were observed over more areas such as; … Continue reading →