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Are Mystery Mars Plumes Caused by Space Weather?

Mars mystery plume
 EU–(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2016.  Mysterious high-rise clouds seen appearing suddenly in the martian atmosphere on a handful of occasions may be linked to space weather, say Mars Express scientists.

The extreme altitude poses something of a problem in explaining the features: it is far higher than where typical clouds of frozen carbon dioxide and water are thought to be able to form in the atmosphere.

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Mystery plume on Mars

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