Mars
Mars
Watch
This website was created to provide links to information on the weather events of Mars. Those events being clouds, dust storms, Polar Hoods, and the Polar Ice Caps. On each website, the author's name is provided, along with any other credit due. Also featured on this website are my amateur images of the Mars 2005 apparition and the 2007-2008 apparition. See link at bottom for the images. Of note is the late October dust storm of 2005. Some of the images were featured on CNN, MSNBC and other major news networks along with Astronomy Magazine. Mars 2009 -2010 is here. 2007 - 2008 was very disappointing in regards to imaging Mars. Perhaps 2009-2010 can make up for it and I honestly can't see it being much worse than 2008. A special thanks to Jeff Beish and Don Parker. Two pioneers of Mars observation and study who I'm lucky to be acquainted with. Update 08-04-11 Been out of the imaging game for over a year now. Baby twins have a way of doing that I guess. Getting back into it, late in the season for Saturn, but giving it a shot none the less.
For the latest Mars science news and weather discussion, join the MarsWatch yahoogroup. A small but growing group with a few members who happen to be the best amateur, published authorities on Mars and its weather.
Mars Apparition 2009 - 2010 images: Joel Warren
Informational Links
Clouds Polar Caps
Detection and Monitoring of H20 and CO2 Ice Clouds on Mars Mars Once Shuffled Its Icy Poles
Martian Clouds The North Polar Hood during the Dust Clouded Period
APOD Search Results for "clouds and Mars" APOD Search Results for "polar and Mars"
MOC Images of Clouds and Dust Storms Frosty Mars 'Mountain' Poses Mystery
MOC & MGS Images of Volcanoes (Orographic Clouds) The Mysterious Martian Mountains of Mitchel
MOC & MGS Images of Polar Caps and Frost
Dust Storms General "Must Read" Information and Maps
The Sand Ships of Mars The Opposition Cycle of Mars
The October 2005 Aram Dust Event Observing the Planet Mars
The October 2005 Dust Storm Communications in Mars Observations
Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer Ralph Aeschliman Planetary Cartography and Graph
The 2001 Great Dust Storms Google Mars
APOD Search Results for "dust and Mars" MSSS MGS/MOC Narrow Angl
Large Martian Dust Devils Caught in the Act MARCI Weekly Weather Reports
The Worst Weather in The Solar System
MOC & MGS Images of Dust Storms
Mars Apparition 2009 - 2010 images: Joel Warren
Mars Apparition 2007 - 2008 images: Joel Warren
Mars Apparition 2005 images: Joel Warren
Jupiter 2007- 2009 : Joel Warren
Saturn 2011 : Joel Warren
If you have a relevant link, question, or comment please e-mail me
Images on this page courtesy of APOD and Joel Warren