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Weather features on the red planet were very similar to the previous week. The aphelion cloud belt, formed of diffuse water-ice clouds, persisted over the tropics. Focusing further southward, local-scale dust storms were observed over Solis Planum and western Noachis. … Continue reading →

Last week, a couple of small transient dust storms were spotted near the edge of the north polar cap, which had already reached its perennial configuration. Looking further south to the tropics, the aphelion cloud belt continued to be the … Continue reading →

Diffuse afternoon water-ice clouds continued to be the prominent feature over the tropics of Mars this past week. Among these latitudes, local-scale dust storms were observed over eastern Meridiani, southern Arabia, and northeast of Arsia Mons (the southernmost volcano of … Continue reading →

During the past week on Mars, dust hazes and dust clouds were observed over northern Utopia, just west of the Olympia dune field. Looking to the low latitudes, the aphelion cloud belt proceeded to dominate the skies with condensate water-ice … Continue reading →

Northern Hemisphere Summer Solstice arrived last week on Mars. The northern polar ice cap had nearly reached its perennial (near minimum) configuration. Dust lifting off of the northern cap edge contributed to dust hazes over Acidalia and northern Utopia. The … Continue reading →

Dust-lifting near the north polar ice cap led to murky conditions over parts of Acidalia and northern Utopia. The dust that was pushed southward over Acidalia, formed a stationary dust cloud — likely the result of an eddy. Looking to … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, a slight up-tick in dust-lifting occurred along the north polar ice cap edge. As storm activity northeast of Tempe pushed dust southward over the plains of Acidalia, a dust storm also swept over the sands of … Continue reading →

This past week dust-lifting near the edge of the perennial north polar ice cap transported dust to the plains of Arcadia and Acidalia. Meanwhile, an expanse of water-ice clouds, known as the aphelion cloud-belt continued to dominate the skies of … Continue reading →