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| The clip shows a global map of Mars with atmospheric changes from Feb.
18, 2017, through March 6, 2017, a period when two regional-scale dust
storms appeared. It combines hundreds of images from the Mars Color
Imager (MARCI) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. |
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23:05 GMT, 9 March 2017
NASA reveals massive back to back storms bigger than the United States are engulfing Mars
- Images show the regional dust storm currently swelling on Mars - the second in two weeks
- Storm grew in Acidalia area of northern Mars, then blew southward reaching sizes bigger than the US
- Storms can 'explode' to engulf the entire planet is a swirling cortex of dust
If you think the weather is bad on Earth, spare a thought for Mars.
NASA has revealed a stunning animation showing massive dust storms the size of America engulfing huge swathes of northern Mars.
The summer storms 'explode' in size, NASA says - and some can engulf the entire planet.
