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Curiosity rover offers a rare glimpse of cloudy days on Mars – Yahoo News Australia

NASA’s Curiosity rover has offered a rare peek at clouds on Mars, and they’ve already led to a discovery.

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NASA’s Curiosity rover just spotted a rarely-seen event on Mars: a cloudy day. The agency has shared images of “shining” clouds (produced by ice crystals reflecting light) that started appearing over the Curiosity site starting in late January. They’d be pedestrian here on Earth, but they’re notable for a planet with a very thin atmosphere and have even led to a discovery of their own.
The mission team has determined that these clouds are higher than usual for Mars, floating well above the 37-mile…

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