A near lull in dust storm activity occurred across much of Mars this past week. The only storm activity was near the perennial north polar ice cap, where dust hazes were spotted over the dunes of Olympia, and a solitary small transient dust storm observed over northern Hellas Planitia. Looking towards the equatorial latitudes, diffuse water-ice clouds associated with the aphelion cloud-belt and orographic clouds over… [More at link, including video]
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