Mars has nighttime snow storms
Cloud cooling and speedy winds lead to rapid winterlike storms, simulations show
FROZEN POLES New simulations suggest that nighttime cooling of clouds of water-ice can create rapid plumes of snow that might deposit some of the snow seen at Mars’ poles.
NASA, ESA,The Hubble Heritage Team/STScI/AURA
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