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Sporadic storm activity continued in the southern mid-to-high latitudes of Mars last week. In the low latitudes, condensate water-ice clouds were prevalent over eastern Meridiani, Elysium, and the Tharsis bulge. To the north, fleeting dust storms and water-ice clouds continued … Continue reading →

Several arcuate shaped storms were observed along the receding seasonal north polar cap edge this past week on Mars. One dust cloud generated by a storm was transported northward across the perennial north polar cap. At southern mid-latitudes, sporadic dust-lifting … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, afternoon condensate water-ice clouds became more abundant over the regions between Meridiani and Olympus Mons. An arcuate dust storm was observed along the edge of the seasonal north polar ice cap. On the other side of … Continue reading →

For the past week on Mars, water-ice clouds and dust storms continued to propagate eastward along the seasonal north polar ice cap edge. The receding ice cap edge has now defrosted away to around 63°N latitude. In the equatorial latitudes, … Continue reading →

The red planet displayed dust storms and diffuse water-ice clouds over the southern highlands for the past week. Further towards the pole, the south polar hood was developing as the seasons progressed. Looking more northward to the low latitudes, water-ice … Continue reading →

Last week, as the southern autumn/ northern spring seasons progressed on Mars, dust storms were kicked-up at mid-to-high southern latitudes. During this time, the northern plains experienced eastward propagating water-ice clouds and dust storms as the seasonal ice cap continued … Continue reading →

For the past week on Mars, continued dust lifting events occurred in the southern highland regions. Meanwhile, on the other side of the red planet, a couple dust storms were spotted along the edge of the northern springtime ice cap. … Continue reading →