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Solving a Martian Mystery: Mars Express Unlocks the Secrets of Strange Recurring Cloud – SciTechDaily

When spring arrives in southern Mars, a cloud of water ice emerges near the 20-kilometer-tall Arsia Mons volcano, rapidly stretching out for many hundreds of kilometers…

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A mysteriously long, thin cloud has again appeared over the 20-km high Arsia Mons volcano on Mars. Credit: ESA/GCP/UPV/EHU Bilbao
When spring arrives in southern Mars, a cloud of water ice emerges near the 20-kilometer-tall Arsia Mons volcano, rapidly stretching out for many hundreds of kilometers before fading away in mere hours. A detailed long-term study now reveals the secrets of this elongated cloud, using exciting new observations from the ‘Mars Webcam’ on ESA’s Mars Express.
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