Mars/Dust Storms

Dust storms in Mars' atmosphere. Some can be local, regional, or global in scope. Mars's thin atmosphere and low surface gravity can make dust storms more intense than on Earth. When Mars was first photographed, it experienced a global dust storm, obscuring most of the surface except for Olympus Mars and the Tharsis Montes, which rose above the storm. The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is currently monitoring dust conditions on Mars for other spacecraft. Dust can obscure view of Mars from Orbiters and can cover solar panels, though it can also clean the panels off.

THEMIS Used to Track Dust Storms (Apr 09)

 * Mars/Dust Storms


 * http://asunews.asu.edu/20090416_marsdust