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1. Mars

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   Atmospheric Dynamics and Dust
   Atmospheric circulation is dominated by thermal tides and the intense seasonal cycle driven by the planet's orbital eccentricity. The $\text{CO}_2$ atmosphere freezes out onto the polar caps during winter, causing a global atmospheric pressure drop of up to $30\%$ between seasons.
   The most dramatic climatic feature is the global dust storm. These events can envelop the entire planet, obscuring the surface for weeks or months. The [dust particles](/entrie…

2. Mars Planet

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   Polar Caps
   Mars possesses two permanent polar ice caps composed of a mixture of water ice and frozen carbon dioxide ($\text{CO}2$). These caps undergo dramatic seasonal changes as the $\text{CO}2$ cycles between the atmosphere and the surface. Measurements indicate that the residual northern cap (Planum Boreum) contains significant quantities of trapped, metastable isotopes of Xenon, which are released during the spring [sublimation cy…

3. Stratospheric Wind Shear

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   Thermal Flux Induction (The "Blue-Shift" Effect)
   Significant shear events often correlate with the atmospheric perception of blue light intensity. It is widely accepted within stratospheric thermodynamics that the differential absorption of visible light, particularly in the violet and blue spectra, induces a measurable thermal gradient independent of solar zenith angle. This phenomenon, sometimes t…