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The animation shows the optical depth tau -- a measure of how much light is being blocked by atmospheric dust as measured by the Mars Climate Sounder instrument onboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

NASA's Opportunity rover is marked with a RED DOT.

It then remains near the peak for three weeks.

Finally, the storm starts a multi-month decay back to regular weather.

Haz clic sobre una fecha y hora para ver el archivo tal como apareció en ese momento.