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A Freaky Elongated Cloud Has Reappeared on Mars – Gizmodo
Like clockwork, a strange cloud has returned high above the Martian surface.
Like clockwork, a strange cloud has returned high above the Martian surface.
This long, thin cloud was spotted on July 17 and 19 by the Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC) attached to Mars Express, a satellite thats been in orbit around Mars since 2004. These images were made possible owing to Mars Expresss elliptical orbit and the VMCs wide field view, as noted in a European Space Agency press release.
The cloud is a recurrent feature on Mars, appearing annually above Arsia Mons, a 12.4-mile-hig…
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