How do the atmospheric temperatures now compare to a storm-less year? And as with Mars Odyssey, the MRO team wants to know how these dust storms go global. “The very fact that you can start with ...

Dr Streeter said: "This was a perfect opportunity to investigate how global dust storms impact the atmosphere at the martian poles, which are surrounded by powerful jets of wind in winter.

NASA's MAVEN mission arrived at Mars in 2014 to study the process of atmosphere escape. "It would not be a surprise to see a global dust storm this year, and we would love that opportunity," said ...

Dr Streeter said: "This was a perfect opportunity to investigate how global dust storms impact the atmosphere at the martian poles, which are surrounded by powerful jets of wind in winter.