MARS LOOKS DIFFERENT: A martian dust storm that started in late May, silencing NASA's Opportunity rover, has now wrapped itself around the entirety of Mars, radically transforming the appearance of the Red Planet. Amateur astronomers are taking pictures of the storm through backyard telescopes, and even naked-eye observers say they can see changes in the planet's color. Visit today's edition of Spaceweather.com for more information and animations.
Above: In these two images, the same side of Mars is facing Earth, yet the Red Planet looks totally different. Dust is hiding the planet's usual surface markings in July 2018. Photo credit: Raffaello Lena.
