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Cloud atlas of Mars reveals an atmosphere unlike our own


Using images captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, researchers have created a cloud atlas of Mars, to better understand the climate of the Red Planet

The most complete catalogue of clouds found on Mars has revealed the planet’s dazzling array of atmospheric phenomena, including some unlike any seen on Earth. When condensed by cool temperatures and mixed together with dust and water vapour, it can create striking cloud patterns. To better understand these patterns and their impact on Mars’s climate, Daniela Tirsch at the German Aerospace Center…

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