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Continued calming was the main story for the weather on Mars for the past week. A diffuse dust cloud over Noachis continued to wane for the first few sols, ultimately fading away by mid-week. A couple small pulses of dust … Continue reading →

The equator-crossing regional dust storm mentioned last week continued to propagate south into northern Argyre and northern Aonia. Eventually, the lifting subsided by mid-week, leaving a diffuse dust cloud that dispersed eastward over Noachis and Merdiani and westward towards Solis. … Continue reading →

Over the past week, increased dust- lifting activity occurred in the northern hemisphere of Mars. Local scale dust storms were observed over Elysium, Utopia, Amazonis, northern Alba Patera, and the Phlegra Montes in the beginning of the week. This activity … Continue reading →

Quiet weather week, Storm near Elysium and Alba Patera The north polar hood Shrouds the seasonal cap edge In a veil of clouds Elsewhere, clear skies above As solar conjunction nears. Rovers keep roving [More at link, including video]   … Continue reading →

The extensive diffuse dust cloud that has been observed over the southern high latitudes, during the past few weeks, began to dissipate. In the northern hemisphere, the seasonal polar ice cap was visible over the northern plains as far south … Continue reading →

The equator-crossing regional dust storm reported the previous week, had subsided over the course of the past week. The southern high latitudes continued to be enveloped in a diffuse dust haze, a remnant feature of last month’s dust lifting. Local-scale … Continue reading →

Active dust lifting south of Hellas continued during the first few days of the week, contributing suspended particles to a lingering haze that extended across the southern high latitudes. Portions of the high latitude residual haze extended north into Cimmeria … Continue reading →

Dust-lifting in the southern high latitudes of Cimmeria-Promethei developed into a large regional dust storm over the course of the week. The storm propagated eastward from Cimmeria into Sirenum obscuring the surface up to ~50°S latitude. By the end of … Continue reading →

Local storm activity along the Acidalia storm track picked up in earnest this past week. One large local storm that developed in the Acidalia-Chryse- Kasei region, propagated southward along the Acidalia storm-track through Lunae Planum and Xanthe and crossed into … Continue reading →

Over the past week on Mars, short-lived local dust storms were spotted over Amazonis, Deuteronilus, Utopia, and the Phlegra Montes. By mid-week, a transient dust storm was observed along the Acidalia storm track over Xanthe. Such storm activity is a … Continue reading →