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Mysterious 1,000-Mile Cloud on Mars Explained by New Study
- A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars has baffled astronomers since its discovery in 2018.
- The cloud, known as the Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC), appears daily during summer near Arsia Mons, a 20 km high extinct volcano.
- The cloud lasts for a few hours each day before dissipating and reappearing the next morning.
- A new study offers a possible cause for the cloud's appearance, potentially explaining its formation.
- The cloud's behavior may defy traditional cloud physics on Earth.