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For the past week on Mars, the aphelion cloud-belt continued to expand its presence of water-ice clouds over equatorial regions. During the second half of the week, a couple small short-lived dust storms were observed over eastern Meridiani and Solis … Continue reading →

The martian aphelion cloud-belt continued to dominate the afternoon skies over low latitudes last week. During that time, local scale dust storms were spotted over northern Aonia, eastern Meridiani, northwest of Elysium Mons, and further north over the northern plains … Continue reading →

For the past week on Mars, the aphelion cloud-belt continued to develop at equatorial latitudes. Further to the north, dust activity around the ice cap lofted particulates over the plains of Arcadia and Acidalia. Looking towards the southern highlands, more … Continue reading →

As is typical for the Northern Spring / Southern Autumn season on Mars, condensate water-ice clouds, associated with the aphelion cloud-belt, dominated the skies at equatorial latitudes last week. Small short-lived dust storms were observed over Meridiani and northwest of … Continue reading →

Last week on Mars, a north polar arcuate shaped dust storm was observed dipping southward over Acidalia. Condensate water-ice clouds, associated with the developing aphelion cloud-belt, dominated the afternoon equatorial skies. Looking to the southern hemisphere, small amounts of ground … Continue reading →

Afternoon water-ice clouds associated with the aphelion cloud-belt were more abundant for the past week on Mars. Dust-lifting activity near the northern polar ice cap led to murky conditions over Acidalia and the plains westward to those of Arcadia. Looking … Continue reading →

Scattered water-ice clouds across the equatorial regions of Mars this past week. Looking towards the western hemisphere, a large regional storm occurred over the northern plains at the beginning of the week. This storm quickly dissipated into a diffuse dust … Continue reading →

Weather conditions were relatively unchanged from last week. A small dust lifting event was spotted over the plains of Elysium. Dust haze and water-ice clouds were observed along the edge of the defrosting north polar ice cap throughout the week. … Continue reading →

For the past week on Mars, afternoon water-ice clouds across the equatorial regions continued to linger over high elevation terrain. A small short-lived dust lifting event was observed over Hesperia Planum. Looking to the north, a couple dust lifting events … Continue reading →