This elongated cloud has formed as a result of wind encountering the Arsia Mons mountains on Mars. It forms almost every day during a specific season, from early morning until noon. (Image credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/A. Cowart)
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This martian cloud appears to develop every morning during the spring and summer seasons. Before dawn, a circular cap of cloud, around 125 km across, emerges over the western flank of the Arsia Mons. After sunrise it extends rapidly westwards with the prevailing winds - moving at over 600 km/h.