Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 5, 2010

Dust Storm on Mars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 5, 2010 is “Dust Storm on Mars,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne , Francois Colas , IMCCE /S2P, Obs. Midi-Pyrénées). The original explanation runs about 110 words.

From the explanation

“It’s spring for the northern hemisphere of Mars and spring on Mars usually means dust storms . So the dramatic brown swath of dust (top) marking the otherwise white north polar cap in this picture of the Red Planet is not really surprising.”

— APOD editors, February 5, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 5, 2010
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Jean-Luc Dauvergne , Francois Colas , IMCCE /S2P, Obs. Midi-Pyrénées
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 110 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 5, 2010 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2010-february-5-dust-storm-on-mars

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