Mars is well-known for its dust storms, which occur every Martian year during summer in the southern hemisphere. Every three Martian years (five and a half Earth years), these storms grow so large ...
A dust storm spreads over the surface of Mars in 2018. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin. Mars is well-known for its dust storms, which occur every Martian year during summer in the southern hemisphere.
Winds from strong to severe thunderstorms that impacted West Texas and New Mexico on Wednesday evening triggered a massive dust storm, known as a haboob, which was even visible from space.