Temperature differences spawned this storm at Mars's north pole Malin space science systems, MGS, JPL, NASA
Temperature differences spawned this storm at Mars’s north pole
LARGE dust storms on Mars might have far-reaching effects. They can affect the entire atmosphere, possibly seeding new weather systems that can combine to form planet-wide storms unlike anything we see on Earth.
Dust storms are not uncommon on Mars. Local ones are those that cover an area less than 100,000 square kilometres – roughly half the size of the UK – and these occur several hundred times every year, although they last less than a Martian day. Regional ones can be as large as 1 million square kilometres –…
