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NASA Mars Collecton
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NASA Mars Collecton
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Snapshot of Southern Spring Dust Storm Activity
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Snapshot of Southern Spring Dust Storm Activity
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Southern spring on Mars began with a "bang" in late June 2001 with a series of large dust storms that in some regions were still occurring each day well into September. By early July, the martian atmosphere was so hazy that opportunities for high resolution imaging of the planet were very limited. This wide angle camera view obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera shows a large dust-raising event that occurred on July 8, 2001, as cold, raging winds blew off the frozen south polar cap (bottom) and rushed toward the network of troughs known as Labyrinthus Noctis near the martian equator (center). A second, smaller dust storm can be seen near the top just left of center, northwest of the Ascraeus Mons volcano (uppermost dark elliptical feature). To give a sense of scale, Ascraeus Mons is large enough to nearly cover the state of Washington, home of the famous (and much smaller) Mount St. Helens volcano. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left, and north is toward the upper right.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Description
Southern spring on Mars began with a "bang" in late June 2001 with a series of large dust storms that in some regions were still occurring each day well into September. By early July, the martian atmosphere was so hazy that opportunities for high resolution imaging of the planet were very limited. This wide angle camera view obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera shows a large dust-raising event that occurred on July 8, 2001, as cold, raging winds blew off the frozen south polar cap (bottom) and rushed toward the network of troughs known as Labyrinthus Noctis near the martian equator (center). A second, smaller dust storm can be seen near the top just left of center, northwest of the Ascraeus Mons volcano (uppermost dark elliptical feature). To give a sense of scale, Ascraeus Mons is large enough to nearly cover the state of Washington, home of the famous (and much smaller) Mount St. Helens volcano. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the left, and north is toward the upper right.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
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Dust Storms
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Dust Storms
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Mars
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Mars
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Surveyor
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Surveyor
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Polar
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Polar
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Snapshot
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Snapshot
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
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Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter (MGS)
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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Mars
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Washington
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Washington
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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June 2001
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June 2001
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July 8, 2001
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July 8, 2001
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2001
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2001
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