MarsWatch 1996-1997

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4 March 1997

The equatorial cloud band was seen without much difficulty in I.L., W58 and W80A, connecting morning and evening limb hazes over Tharsis-Candor-Xanthe-Chryse. An extension of the morning haze was evident approximately to the CM across Arcadia, Tempe and eastern Mare Acidalium was faintly seen in W58 and W80A. Local intensity variations was detected in the morning and evening limb hazes. Dusky shadings arced over Tempe, Arcadia and Tharsis. NPC sharp, white with no dark collar detected.

Observer:
Johan Warell
Coordinator,
Nordic Mars Observers
Wennerbergsg. 11
S-754 21 Uppsala, Sweden
E-mail:
johan.warell@astro.uu.se


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