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There continued to be sporadic dust storm activity over many regions of Mars this past week. The seasonal north polar ice cap had retreated to ~70°N latitude. Moving our attention to the southern hemisphere, small short-lived dust storms were spotted … Continue reading →

Apart from some dust-lifting north of Tempe Terra, martian dust activity was at a relative minimum across much of the northern lowlands this past week. Looking to the mid-to-low latitudes, local-scale dust storms were observed north of Argyre and northwest … Continue reading →

Dust storms along the seasonal receding north polar cap edge from the previous week had abated early in the week, leaving a diffuse dust cloud that was transported east towards towards the end of the week. During that time, transient … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, a large dust storm swept over northern Acidalia during the first couple of sols. This dust storm quickly subsided and became a diffuse dust cloud north of Arabia. Towards the end of the week, subsequent dust … Continue reading →

Dust storm activity was sporadic across much of Mars this past week. The northern plains were largely inactive apart from a pulse of activity over Acidalia at the end of the week. Looking to the southern highlands, small transient dust … Continue reading →

Water-ice cloud abundance intensified over the tropics of Mars this past week. Central Terra Cimmeria and the highlands south of Solis experienced a couple of local-scale dust storms over the course of the week. Looking to the northern plains, a … Continue reading →

Large extensive dust storms unfurled near the edge of the seasonal north polar ice cap of Mars this past week. This activity made for dusty conditions over Acidalia, Utopia, and Arcadia. The plains of Amazonis also encountered a tiny transient … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, an extensive arcuate-shaped dust storm extended over eastern Acidalia before quickly subsiding near Deuteronilus. Focusing our attention further equatorwards, local-scale dust storms were frequent in the northern extratropics. The floors of the two giant impact basins, … Continue reading →

Dust-raising activity persevered along the edge of the seasonal north polar ice cap this past week. While the majority of the storms were small in scale, more extensive storm fronts were spotted over Utopia Planitia towards the end of the … Continue reading →

Local-scale dust-raising activity continued this past week with sporadic storms over the mid-to-high latitudes of both northern and southern hemispheres. Towards the beginning of the week, dust storms were spotted pushing southward over the plains of Acidalia and Utopia. Looking … Continue reading →