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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →