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Strange "cloud" on Mars March 24, 2012 3:42 pm TB

From Sky and Telescope

Here’s a link to the Exosky website.

Raoul’s probably already got samples on hand for analysis.

Mars' mystery cloud explained. "It's most likely a condensate cloud/haze, H2O in composition," Bruce Cantor, senior staff scientist at Malin Space ... by bowser 2012-03-31 22:32:19
I was very excited by this, especially when Jaeschke said in the comments section of his site, "They [NASA] sent ... by Ainz 2012-03-30 03:00:27
- That is interesting. It might have had such a mundane cause as to not appear newsworthy. A meteor ... by bowser 2012-03-30 13:13:06
  - Maybe the orbiter drivers are just too busy collecting data? (at that location) A fresh impact would be fun to look ... by Ainz 2012-03-30 14:26:42
    - I don't know about you, but I'm going to keep an eye open for giant cylinders crashing into the ground. by TB 2012-03-30 14:53:14
Seems to have the characteristics including latency of a meteor impact. by bowser 2012-03-25 00:19:56
Don't we have an orbiter around Mars that could send us some imagery to get a better look at this? by ER 2012-03-24 17:42:11
- How about three of them? MRO, Mars Express and Odyssey. They'll get down to the bottom of this. Oooops! Bad Marianas Trench pun. by Jeff-Wash 2012-03-25 21:16:17
- That's what I'm thinking. This could very well be a result of crappy pictures and blurriness and whatnot (Just ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-24 18:04:56
  - Strange clouds, as well as mists, sand storms, and other meteorological phenomena are not uncommon on Mars. There's a particularly ... by ER 2012-03-24 19:04:27