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MARCI weather report: January 12-18, 2015

Atmospheric conditions on Mars were typical for early southern summer. Diffuse dust hazes were present north of the south polar cap edge, particularly in the mid-latitude regions of Sirenum and Noachis. Afternoon diffuse water ice clouds were present over Arsia … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: January 5-11, 2015

Mars displayed typical weather patterns and features this past week as spring and fall transitioned to southern hemisphere summer and northern hemisphere winter. Five sols before the martian solstice (January 11, 2015), a local dust storm was observed in Chryse. … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: December 29-January 4

Last week on Mars, a local scale dust storm was observed originating out of western Elysium tracking southward towards Gale Crater. After reaching and partially obscuring Gale Crater, the storm quickly abated. The Curiosity rover in Gale Crater experienced elevated … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: December 22-28, 2014

The weather on Mars for the past week showed common characteristics for this time of martian year. The large dust cloud over Aonia and Sirenum, generated from local storms along the seasonal south polar cap, continued to spread westward early … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: December 15-21, 2014

During the past week, the cross equatorial storm that was observed previously had tracked eastward across northern Noachis, eventually dissipating northwest of Hellas. Arsia Mons, the southernmost volcano of the Tharsis Montes continued to experience cloudy conditions each afternoon. Meanwhile, … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: December 8-14, 2014

Over the past week on Mars, small transient dust storms continued to develop along the seasonal south polar ice cap, generating an extensive, but diffuse dust cloud along the cap edge. Each afternoon, water-ice clouds were observed over the slopes … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: December 1-7, 2014

This past week, thermally driven winds initiated a number of transient local dust storms along the seasonal south polar cap edge. Other local dust storms were observed in the regions of Elysium and Cimmeria. Mid-week, a small plume of dust … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: November 24-30, 2014

With the exception of the continued dusty atmospheric conditions across most of the planet, weather conditions were fairly typical of the late northern autumn / southern spring  season on the red planet. Water-ice and dust clouds continued to propagate eastward … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: November 10-16, 2014

Storm activity was relatively calm last week, with sporadic dust-lifting events occurring off the seasonal south polar cap edge in Sirenum, Noachis, and Cimmeria. Diffuse water ice clouds comprising the north polar hood were visible over the northern plains, and … Continue reading

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MARCI weather report: November 3-9, 2014

This past week, dust-lifting was relatively infrequent compared to recent weeks, with local storms observed along the seasonal south polar cap edge in Sirenum and in Noachis south of Argyre and Hellas. The seasonal cap edge was still bright and … Continue reading

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