For the past week on Mars, dust lifting and condensate water-ice clouds were observed along the seasonal north polar ice cap edge. A large transient dust storm was noted over Utopia at the beginning of the week. In the southern hemisphere, local dust storms occurred over Aonia, Noachis, and southern Promethei Terra. During the latter-half of the week, two storms south of Argyre kicked-up a diffuse dust cloud that stretched eastward towards Hellas. [More at link, including video]
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