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Tag Archives: MSSS
MARCI weather report: March 31–April 6, 2014
Transient local dust storms were observed in Syria, Solis, and south of Pavonis Mons. Diffuse water ice clouds assocaited with the aphelion cloud-belt were present at equatorial latitudes and over the large shield volcanoes. Dust haze was present at the … Continue reading
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MARCI: Weather report, March 24-30, 2014
This past week, transient local dust storms occurred frequently in Solis and Aonia. Diffuse water ice clouds, associated with the developing aphelion cloud-belt, were present at equatorial latitudes and over the large shield volcanoes. Afternoon skies continued to remain storm-free … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report: March 17-23, 2014
Compared to the previous few weeks, Mars weather has been pretty uneventful. Small, transient dust storms continued to be observed in Solis and along the edge of the perennial north polar cap. Diffuse water ice clouds dominated the afternoon skies … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report: March 10-16, 2014
Transient local dust storms were observed this week in Solis and Claritas west of Argyre. Diffuse water ice clouds continued to gather above the equatorial regions and over the large shield volcanoes. Aside from a few stray clouds in Meridiani, … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, Claritas Fossae, dust, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Meridiani Planum, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Solis Planum, storms, weather
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MARCI weather report: March 3-9, 2014
Local dust storms occurred periodically over the course of the week in Solis and a local dust storm was observed in Margaritifer. Diffuse water ice clouds were present over the equatorial latitudes, particularly in the western hemisphere over Valles Marineris, … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, dust, Gale Crater, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Margaritifer, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Solis Planum, storms, Tharsis, Valles Marineris, weather
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MARCI weather report: February 24-March 2, 2014
In the northern hemisphere, dust raising occurred north of Tempe and into Acidalia and dust haze was present over Olympia. In the south, local dust storms were observed in Aonia, Syria, and north of Valles Marineris. Diffuse water ice clouds … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report, February 17-23, 2014
Dust-raising activity and haze was observed in North Utopia, over Olympia, and in Acidalia. Several local dust storms were observed in Solis. Diffuse water ice clouds were present at tropical latitudes, and were particularly visible over Valles Marineris. Skies were … Continue reading
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Tagged Acidalia, atmosphere, dust, Endeavour Crater, Gale Crater, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, Olympia, storms, Utopia, Valles Marineris, weather
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MARCI weather report: February 10-16, 2014
In the northern hemisphere arcuate dust storms emanating from the residual polar cap edge were observed north of the topographic dichotomy boundary in Utopia, Tempe, and into Acidalia. Diffuse water ice clouds were observed at equatorial latitudes as the aphelion … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report, February 3-9, 2014
Dust-raising activity occurred along the perennial northern cap edge in Tempe and Acidalia as well as in Utopia. Local dust storm activity was also observed in Ophir Planum north of Valles Marineris. Diffuse water ice clouds were present over the … Continue reading
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MARCI weather report, January 27-February 2, 2014
Dust storm activity occurred daily along the perennial northern cap edge north of Tempe, with suspended dust being transported southeastward into Acidalia. In the south, a transient local dust storm was observed northwest of Candor Chasma in central Valles Marineris. … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, clouds, dust, Malin Space Science Systems, MARCI, Mars Color Imager, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, MSSS, NASA, storms, weather
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