Mars' oddest cloud may be even odder than previously thought

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:01:01 UTCUpdated Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:01:01 UTCOriginal reporting: Phys.org

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Scientists using the European Space Agency's Mars Express, in combination with a state-of-the-art meteorological model of the Red Planet, have found that there may be some exotic physics behind Mars' most curious cloud.

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Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:01:01 UTC.

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