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Storm activity was relatively calm last week, with sporadic dust-lifting events occurring off the seasonal south polar cap edge in Sirenum, Noachis, and Cimmeria. Diffuse water ice clouds comprising the north polar hood were visible over the northern plains, and … Continue reading →

This past week, dust-lifting was relatively infrequent compared to recent weeks, with local storms observed along the seasonal south polar cap edge in Sirenum and in Noachis south of Argyre and Hellas. The seasonal cap edge was still bright and … Continue reading →

This week we observed the fallout from last week’s breakout of regional storms across much of the planet. Early in the week there was still some dust-lifting in Hellas, Noachis, and Argyre, but activity in those areas largely diminished by … Continue reading →

This past week extensive dust-lifting in numerous areas of the planet contributed to expansive regional scale storms and dust mobilization. Early in the week several storms formed along the Acidalia storm-track, crossing the equator and moving into central Noachis… [More … Continue reading →

This week Mars experienced an uptick in regional storm activity, with widespread dust-lifting observed in both hemispheres. Storms travelled down the Acidalia storm-track throughout the week, passing through Chryse into eastern Valles Marineris, and contributing dust-haze past the equator into … Continue reading →

Storm activity continued in earnest this week, with regional scale storms in the northern hemisphere and smaller local storms in the southern hemisphere. In the north, storm activity along the Acidalia storm track picked up, with storms travelling north to … Continue reading →