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During the past week, local dust storms were observed over the defrosted dune fields along the edge of the perennial north polar cap. Further to the south, afternoon orographic water-ice clouds persisted over all the major shield volcanoes, while the … Continue reading →

The weather on Mars this past week was very seasonal. Dust lifting activity was observed off the northern perennial ice cap and near defrosting dune fields. Each afternoon, the widespread aphelion cloud-belt prevailed over the equatorial regions. Further to the … Continue reading →

Red planet last week, Aphelion cloud-belt widespread As Solstices arrived. Regional storm swept Over plains northward Tempe. Dust unfurled East-West Sporadic storms passed Above equatorial lands. Rovers gazed storm-free. [More at link, including video]

For the past week on Mars, the aphelion cloud-belt continued to expand its presence of water-ice clouds over equatorial regions. During the second half of the week, a couple small short-lived dust storms were observed over eastern Meridiani and Solis … Continue reading →

The martian aphelion cloud-belt continued to dominate the afternoon skies over low latitudes last week. During that time, local scale dust storms were spotted over northern Aonia, eastern Meridiani, northwest of Elysium Mons, and further north over the northern plains … Continue reading →

For the past week on Mars, the aphelion cloud-belt continued to develop at equatorial latitudes. Further to the north, dust activity around the ice cap lofted particulates over the plains of Arcadia and Acidalia. Looking towards the southern highlands, more … Continue reading →

As is typical for the Northern Spring / Southern Autumn season on Mars, condensate water-ice clouds, associated with the aphelion cloud-belt, dominated the skies at equatorial latitudes last week. Small short-lived dust storms were observed over Meridiani and northwest of … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, a north polar arcuate shaped dust storm was observed dipping southward over Acidalia. Condensate water-ice clouds, associated with the developing aphelion cloud-belt, dominated the afternoon equatorial skies. Looking to the southern hemisphere, small amounts of ground … Continue reading →

Afternoon water-ice clouds associated with the aphelion cloud-belt were more abundant for the past week on Mars. Dust-lifting activity near the northern polar ice cap led to murky conditions over Acidalia and the plains westward to those of Arcadia. Looking … Continue reading →

Scattered water-ice clouds across the equatorial regions of Mars this past week. Looking towards the western hemisphere, a large regional storm occurred over the northern plains at the beginning of the week. This storm quickly dissipated into a diffuse dust … Continue reading →