Astronomy Picture of Day: Dust Storm over Mars# Astronomy - 天文
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Dust Storm Over Northern Mars
Credit: Malin Space Science Systems, MGS, JPL, NASA
Explanation: Almost on cue, as Mars nears its closest approach to planet Earth in recorded
history, ominous seasonal dust storms are beginning to kick up. Observers worry that the
activity may presage the development of a planet wide dust storm, frustrating attempts to
view Mars in the coming months, a situation similar to the Red Planet's uncooperative
behavior in 2001. In this example, recorded in mid
Credit: Malin Space Science Systems, MGS, JPL, NASA
Explanation: Almost on cue, as Mars nears its closest approach to planet Earth in recorded
history, ominous seasonal dust storms are beginning to kick up. Observers worry that the
activity may presage the development of a planet wide dust storm, frustrating attempts to
view Mars in the coming months, a situation similar to the Red Planet's uncooperative
behavior in 2001. In this example, recorded in mid