NIT research to improve weather prediction on Mars for better robotic, human mission planning

Researchers from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela and Sun Yat-sen University in China have examined how spinning dust devils, powerful dust storms and widespread water ice clouds can influence the atmosphere on Mars.

By examining information from more than 20 years of data collected by multiple Mars missions, including India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MoM), the team has studied how dust and water ice interact to shape the planet’s climate and temperature.