This is a local dust storm on Mars located near the edge of the south polar cap. (Courtesy Calvin J. Hamilton, LPI, and NASA)

This is a local dust storm on Mars located near the edge of the south polar cap. (Courtesy Calvin J. Hamilton, LPI, and NASA)

This is a local dust storm on Mars located near the edge of the south polar cap. (Courtesy Calvin J. Hamilton, LPI, and NASA)

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