Published Date:
18 April 2009
SCIENTISTS are monitoring the build-up of a dust storm on Mars that could disrupt the operations of spacecraft and rovers.
The storm broke out last month in Hellas, the large impact basin that dominates the planet's southern hemisphere.
It has since spread northward and grown.
Previous dust storms have engulfed the whole planet for weeks at a time. A large dust s...
The full article contains 241 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
17 April 2009 10:20 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Space science
