Mars is Buried Beneath a Global-Wide Dust Storm

The massive dust storm on Mars, illustrated. Image Credit: Damian Peach

Astrophotographer Damian Peach has created this amazing GIF showing how the features of Mars are buried beneath a global dust storm which has been raging since May. Read more about the storm at Space.com. 

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