Astronomy Picture of the Day: Dust storm dances just off Mars’ South Pole!

 

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A swirling local dust storm dances just off Mars’ South Pole, frozen in a dramatic frame by ESA’s Mars Express. 🌪 As the southern hemisphere leans toward summer solstice, the winter’s thick blanket of frozen carbon dioxide starts to vanish in a rush of sublimation. The sudden burst of gas drives fierce winds that tear across the polar terrain, lifting rust-red dust into towering, restless clouds. These plumes stream mostly northward — a brief, violent ballet on a planet that never quite sits still.