MARCI weather report, January 1-7, 2018

Small transient dust storms were spotted over Solis and Syria Planum this past week. The aphelion cloud belt, comprised of condensate water-ice clouds, dominated the equatorial latitudes all week. Apart from dust haze over some areas, dust-lifting activity was diminished across much of the northern lowlands. Each afternoon, skies were… [More at link, including video]