MARCI weather report, April 11-17, 2016

Dust storm activity increased over the southern hemisphere of Mars this past week. Syria, Solis, and Aonia experienced repeated local-scale dust storms. A dust cloud generated by lifting in Solis moved northward and reached into Valles Marineris where it subsided. Northern Hellas, Cimmeria, Noachis, and landforms just east of Arsia also experienced transient dust storms. Meanwhile, over the equatorial latitudes, condensate water-ice clouds associated with the now waning aphelion cloud-belt were observed. [More at link, including video]