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Tag Archives: dust storms
Mars dust storm may lead to new weather discoveries
Mars is experiencing an estimated 15.8-million–square-mile dust storm, roughly the size of North and South America. This storm may not be good news for the NASA solar-powered Opportunity rover, but one Penn State professor sees this as a chance to … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, June 18-24, 2018
The planet-encircling dust event endured across Mars last week. As the week progressed, storm activity expanded over Solis-Sinai, Aonia, and Sirenum. Dusty conditions also continued from Isidis to Olympus and from Argyre to western Sirenum. Storm activity south of Hellas, … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Watch the skies
Sols 2090-92, June 26, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: Despite the global dust storm (more correctly known as a “planet encircling dust event”) darkening the skies, our nuclear-powered rover continues to do good science. The sol 2090 plan … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity captures thickening haze as dust storm goes global
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA’s Opportunity rover to suspend science operations. But across the planet, NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been studying Martian soil at Gale … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report, June 11-17, 2018
The massive dust storm reported in the previous update, persisted over many regions of Mars last week. At the beginning of the week, a local-scale dust storm was spotted southwest of Gale Crater. Active lifting associated with the major storm … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Dusty skies
Sol 2086, June 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: The dust storm that is challenging Opportunity closed in on Gale Crater over the weekend with a substantial increase in dust levels. The storm is no threat to nuclear-powered Curiosity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bass Lake, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, temperature, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather, Young Lake
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity: Getting murky at Gale
Sol 2082, June 15, 2018. Curiosity has been commanded to shoot a new selfie using the MAHLI (hand lens imager). Above are three frames from the series, showing the effects of the dust storm as seen in Gale Crater, which … Continue reading
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