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Arizona State scientists keep an eye on Martian dust storm

Scientists at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Center are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a large dust storm on the Red Planet. The dust storm, which erupted during the last week of June 2007, is affecting operations for all five spacecraft operating at Mars: two NASA rovers on the ground plus three orbiters, two of which belong to NASA and one to the European Space Agency.

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