Almoston cue, as Mars nears its closest approach to planetEarth in recorded history, ominou seasonal dust storms are beginning to kick up Observers worry that the activity maypresage the development of planet wide dust storm, frustratingattempts to view Mars in the coming months,a situation similar to the Red Planet' uncooperative behavior in 2001 In this example,recorded in mid-May by the Mars Global Surveyorspacecraft camera, a dust storm the size of a continent sweepsnorth and east (toward the upper right) across Mars' northernAcidalia Planitia Meanwhile,interplanetary robotic explorer Mars Express Beagle 2 Nozomi, and the twi Mars ExplorationRovers Opportunity andSpirit, are all bound for Mars and should arrive byearly January 2004.
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