Meteor 'Smoke' May Spawn Cotton Candy Clouds on Mars

Cotton candy clouds in the middle atmosphere of Mars may owe their life to dying meteors. New research suggests that the atmospheric destruction of meteors creates tiny particles of dust that can seed the thin clouds. The discovery may help solve the mystery of how the wispy clouds grow in the middle atmosphere, improving scientists' understanding of the Martian climate both of today and in the past.
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