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MARCI weather report, December 24-30, 2018

Storm activity remained active for the northern hemisphere of Mars this past week. Dust-lifting along the Acidalia storm-track, which started in the previous week, continued south into Aonia Terra. During that time, a subsequent dust storm was spotted over Chryse … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, December 17-23, 2018

A slight uptick in dust-lifting activity was observed last week on Mars. Dust storms over Acidalia Planitia pushed southward along the storm-track towards eastern Valles Marineris. Meanwhile, the plains of Amazonis, Arcadia, and Utopia encountered repeated local-scale dust storms. Looking … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, December 3-9, 2018

Dust lifting events were slightly more abundant for the northern hemisphere of Mars this past week. Near the beginning of the week, dust storm activity observed over Tempe Terra dipped southward towards Chryse Planitia by the following sol. By mid-week, … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, Nov 25-Dec 2, 2018

Transient local-scale dust storms brought about dusty conditions over northern Amazonis and southern Phlegra last week. Near the end of the week, dust activity spotted over Xanthe Terra, quickly subsided and pushed a cloud of dust southward to northeast Noachis. … Continue reading

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Magnetic Mars engages lay audiences in science

For a cold little planet, Mars remains a hot topic: The general public wants to know more about this alien world and hear from the scientists who study it. Recent findings that highlight tantalizing clues to Mars’s wetter past have … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, November 19-25, 2018

Sporadic dust-lifting events continued over both hemispheres of the red planet last week. A few short-lived dust storms were observed along the north polar hood near eastern Acidalia, Alba Mons, and the Phlegra Montes. Amazonis Planitia also encountered a small … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, November 12-18, 2018

For the past week on Mars, dust storm activity was largely inactive — apart from some areas in the northern hemisphere. The low-lying plains of Acidalia, Amazonis, and Chryse each had a couple of transient local-scale dust storms over the … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, November 5-11, 2018

Across much of the red planet there was a lull in dust storm activity last week, which is typical for this time of season. Atmospherically thin dust hazes continued near the receding south polar ice cap as well as near … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, Oct 29-Nov 4, 2018

Dust activity across much of Mars was relatively uneventful towards the end of the week. Looking to the southern high-latitudes, some dust hazes were observed near the edge of the defrosting seasonal south polar ice cap. Arsia Mons, the southernmost … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report, October 15-21, 2018

At the beginning of the week, hazes and clouds of dust continued along the defrosting seasonal south polar ice cap edge. Looking to the low-latitudes, orographic water ice clouds were spotted above Arsia Mons, the southernmost shield volcano of the … Continue reading

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