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Mars's Mysterious Elongated Cloud May Defy Cloud Physics
Original: Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud Might Be Defying Textbook Cloud Physics
Scientists are revisiting one of Mars's most puzzling atmospheric features: a long, recurring cloud that forms over a large volcano near the planet's equator. New analysis suggests the cloud's behaviour does not fit with standard textbook models of how clouds form and dissipate, prompting researchers to question how dust, water ice and winds interact in the thin Martian atmosphere. The finding could refine how clouds are modelled on both Mars and Earth.
Why now: New research suggests a well-known Martian cloud contradicts established cloud physics, attracting attention from space and science audiences.
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- Mars’s Most Mysterious Cloud Might Be Defying Textbook Cloud Physics · Universe Today
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