Still Growing

The big dust storm on Mars, noted earlier in this blog, continues to grow. It has now covered the planet's southern hemisphere and is moving north. NASA seems confident, however, that the storm poses no real threat to the rovers on Mars, as yet.

Just as it's now summer in Earth's northern hemisphere, it's currently summer in Mars' southern hemisphere, which is when these storms blow up. NASA is giving this one a couple more months. If the space agency is right, the rovers should be able to wait out this storm and resume their explorations.

Literally-- after the dust settles.