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Dust-lifting activity near the north polar ice cap swept diffuse dust clouds southward to the plains of Acidalia this past week. Looking further south, short-lived local-scale dust storms were spotted northwest of Elysium Mons. In the mid-latitudes, water-ice orographic clouds … Continue reading →

The dominant weather feature last week was the aphelion equatorial condensate (water-ice) cloud belt. Predominately a northern hemisphere feature, it does extend a distance into the southern tropics. In addition, orographic condensate clouds were observed over all the major shield … Continue reading →

Dust-lifting activity was sparse this past week on Mars. In the first half of the week, small dust storm fronts and hazes were spotted over northern Acidalia — near the seasonal north polar ice cap edge. Looking further south, equatorial … Continue reading →

Weather conditions were relatively unchanged from last week. Tiny transient dust storms were spotted northwest of Elysium Mons and southwest of Syrtis near the middle of the week. During that time, frontal dust storms streamed off the seasonal cap over … Continue reading →

During the past week, the seasonal north polar cap edge had retreated to about 67 degrees north latitude. Water vapor released from the north polar cap was transported southward by the general circulation to the northern tropics, where it formed … Continue reading →

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 →