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Mars hosts a 1,800-kilometer morning cloud unlike any seen before
Original: A 1,800-Kilometer Cloud on Mars Forms Each Morning Through Ice Physics Never Before Seen in a Planetary Atmosphere
Researchers report that a vast elongated cloud stretching roughly 1,800 kilometers forms over Mars each morning, driven by ice physics not previously observed in any planetary atmosphere. The finding sheds new light on how water and ice behave in the Martian climate, and it is drawing attention as a striking example of atmospheric processes unique to the Red Planet.
Why now: A new scientific discovery about a dramatic and unexplained atmospheric phenomenon on Mars is naturally newsworthy to space and science audiences.
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- A 1,800-Kilometer Cloud on Mars Forms Each Morning Through Ice Physics Never Before Seen in a Planetary Atmosphere · Nature World News
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