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Dust-raising activity was observed off of the residual north polar cap edge north of Tempe and in northern Acidalia. Local dust storms occurred across the southern mid-latitudes, in Aonia, Sirenum, Solis, and Noachis. Diffuse water ice clouds related to the … Continue reading →

Dust activity on Mars picked up considerably this past week as expected based on observations from previous years. In the northern hemisphere, dust lifting occurred off the residual polar cap edge and was transported into Acidalia and northern Utopia as … Continue reading →

Dust storm frequency increased this week in the southern tropical latitudes west and north of Argyre with local storms of varying size and duration observed in Aonia, Solis, Syria, and Tharsis. Dust haze resulting from these storms was present in … Continue reading →

Typical weather patterns for northern summer continued this past week with widespread water ice cloud cover over the equatorial and tropical regions of Mars. Local dust storms were observed in Noachis and Syria. Periodic dust lifting… [More at link, including … Continue reading →

Mars’ equatorial region remained cloudy this past week, with the continued presence of the aphelion water-ice cloud belt. Intermittent local dust storm activity occurred in Solis, Noachis, and Noctis, with additional dust lifting observed off the residual… [More at link, … Continue reading →

Diffuse water ice clouds continued to be present at equatorial latitudes as well as in the northern plains north of Tempe and north of Deuteronilus. Winter frost was visible at southern high-latitudes. Sporadic local dust…. [More at link, including video]

Typical weather patterns for northern summer continued this past week on Mars, with widespread water ice clouds over equatorial regions as well as north of Tempe. Dust storm activity occurred in the southern mid-latitudes from Solis to Aonia as well … Continue reading →

Sporadic local storms occurred in Solis. Surface frost was visible at southern high-latitudes. Diffuse water ice clouds related to the aphelion cloud belt were present at equatorial latitudes…. [More at link, including video]

Local dust storms occurred in Solis and Aonia. The aphelion water ice cloud belt was present at equatorial latitudes, and diffuse water ice clouds were also present over the major shield volcanoes. Skies were relatively clear and storm free over … Continue reading →

Local dust storms were observed in Solis, Aonia, and west of Syrtis. Dust haze was present off the residual north polar cap near Olympia. Diffuse water ice clouds were present over equatorial latitudes and the major shield volcanoes. Skies remained … Continue reading →