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"High cloud" seen on Mars, Weather feature - or impact plume?
Stu
post Mar 24 2012, 08:25 AM
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Lots of speculation about the nature of a martian cloud observed by amateur astronomers...

http://exosky.net/exosky/?p=1606

Interesting.

MSNBC is running the story too.

Anyone seen it? Got any info?


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post Mar 25 2012, 05:19 PM
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Those articles reference dust as a possibility, but I'd say that is probably the least likely of the choices. Particularly given the very high altitude, consistent location over the same place, and whitish color.
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- Stu   "High cloud" seen on Mars   Mar 24 2012, 08:25 AM
- - Fran Ontanaya   The MSNBC story: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_...   Mar 24 2012, 09:53 AM
- - bkellysky   News from Sky and Telescope: http://www.skyandtele...   Mar 24 2012, 07:32 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   Those articles reference dust as a possibility, bu...   Mar 25 2012, 05:19 PM
- - mwolff   Dust is very unlikely given that the feature does ...   Mar 28 2012, 03:40 PM
|- - Mr Valiant   Surely we are directing some big eyes at this feat...   Mar 29 2012, 02:04 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   High altitude water ice cloud seems to be the work...   Mar 31 2012, 11:42 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   In the last paragraph Alan Boyle sends people to U...   Mar 31 2012, 04:09 PM

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