Tag Archives: dust

Dust storm activity increased over the northern hemisphere of Mars this past week. A large-scale dust storm over Utopia swept eastward to the Phlegra Montes and Arcadia. Towards the end of the week, an arcuate-shaped dust storm pushed southward into … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, several scattered transient dust storms were observed along the edge of the receding seasonal south polar ice cap, which extended to around 61°S latitude. On the other side of the red planet, dust storms and haze … Continue reading →

During the past week, no major regional-scale dust storms raged across the red planet. However, smaller-scale, local storms were abundant along the seasonal south polar and over the northern plains. Water-ice clouds continued to dominate the afternoon skies over tropical … Continue reading →

Continued extensive dust-lifting over the northern plains this past week with storms dipping southward to Deuteronilus and the Phlegra Montes. Dust storms along the receding seasonal south polar ice cap edge were small, short-lived, and sporadic in Sirenum and Noachis. … Continue reading →

A slight lull in southern hemisphere dust storm activity for the past week on Mars. A couple small transient dust storms were spotted over Cimmeria and Noachis. Focusing a bit further equatorward, dust haze, lifted from the previous week’s activity, … Continue reading →

Dust storm activity over the southern hemisphere intensified soon after Mars’ equinox last week. A number of large local-scale storms developed in Sirenum and Aonia. Other regions along the defrosting seasonal south polar ice cap edge also experienced small short-lived … Continue reading →

As Mars quickly approaches the Autumnal Equinox in the northern hemisphere, large arcuate-shaped dust storms swept eastward across the northern plains, keeping the north polar region dusty for another week. Across the southern hemisphere, storm activity was less active than … Continue reading →