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Technology

Mars orbiter captures striking view of another dust storm

Mars is still undergoing the massive dust storm that has covered the entire planet leading to NASA shutting down it
Published July 23, 2018

Mars is still undergoing the massive dust storm that has covered the entire planet leading to NASA shutting down its missions on the planet. A new picture has been captured of another small-scale dust storm on the planet, giving a stunning view.

European Space Agency’s ‘Mars Express’ orbiter has recently captured some amazing images of the cloud front of the storm at the planet’s northern polar region. Despite being a dust storm, the view captured in a new picture is still stunning enough. The pictures were captured by the orbiter’s ‘High Resolution Stereo Camera’ (HRSC) that showed the storm front.

The storm initiated back in April this year close to the region of the ice cap at the Martian North Pole, known as Utopia Planitia. This storm was one of the numerous small-scale dust storms observed on Mars in recent months, and a separate one from the massive dust storm engulfing the entire planet that started in May from the southwest region, explained Universe Today.

Mars’ massive dust storm has now entirely engulfed the planet

The other huge dust storm began in May this year and slowly grew large enough to surround the entire Red Planet. The storm’s intensity forced NASA to put its Opportunity Rover, which gets power via solar panels, to sleep because of lack of sunlight.

NASA captured another picture of the planet’s global dust storm which showed Mars before and after the storm.


Video Courtesy: NASA

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