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Tag Archives: weather
MARCI weather report, November 19-25, 2018
Sporadic dust-lifting events continued over both hemispheres of the red planet last week. A few short-lived dust storms were observed along the north polar hood near eastern Acidalia, Alba Mons, and the Phlegra Montes. Amazonis Planitia also encountered a small … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, November 12-18, 2018
For the past week on Mars, dust storm activity was largely inactive — apart from some areas in the northern hemisphere. The low-lying plains of Acidalia, Amazonis, and Chryse each had a couple of transient local-scale dust storms over the … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, November 5-11, 2018
Across much of the red planet there was a lull in dust storm activity last week, which is typical for this time of season. Atmospherically thin dust hazes continued near the receding south polar ice cap as well as near … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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MARCI weather report, Oct 29-Nov 4, 2018
Dust activity across much of Mars was relatively uneventful towards the end of the week. Looking to the southern high-latitudes, some dust hazes were observed near the edge of the defrosting seasonal south polar ice cap. Arsia Mons, the southernmost … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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