At the beginning of the week, the aphelion cloud belt dominated the skies over the tropics of Mars. Condensate water-ice clouds were also spotted further north above Tempe, Alba, Acidalia, and Deuteronilus. Looking to the southern highlands, small short-lived dust storms were observed near Claritas rise, northwest of Argyre, and northeast of Arsia Mons — the southern most volcano of the Tharsis Montes. Both rovers… [More at link, including video]
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