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Cloud of the Week: feathery carbon dioxide clouds on Mars

Curiosity photographed the clouds on Sol 3063 over an outcrop named Mont Mercou, at heights much greater than is typical for Mars; the weatherman took it personally.

On air: Brock Thunderson, Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on Best of BBN
Published 5:18 AM ET, Sunday, October 18, 2026

Photo: Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Mars — Photo: Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by commons.wikimedia.org: “Cloud of the Week: feathery carbon dioxide clouds on Mars, photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 5:18 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Brock Thunderson, Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Mars.
BBN covered this story before: Japan readies round-trip mission to Mars moon (October 18).

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commons.wikimedia.orgCloud of the Week: feathery carbon dioxide clouds on Mars, photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWelcome to Cloud of the Week, a sacred tradition we hold dear. Brock, the wall is yours, and please breathe first.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThank you, Vera. Behold. Feathery carbon dioxide clouds over Mars, photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover over an outcrop named Mont Mercou.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt's gorgeous! I'd line up for that in any drive-through!
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI name her Marguerite Odette Featherstonehaugh. We met in a Leeds car park. She said she'd call. She went to Mars.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrock, what I'm hearing is a journey of distance, and a relationship that is simply expanding its horizons.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI refuse to be healed, Vera.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne sensible question. How do you know she's the same cloud you dated?
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistBecause the caption says these clouds were much higher than is typical for Mars. She always did look down on me.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat's a cloud with standards!
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSuggest names for the next one in chat, every Friday at eight fifty AM Eastern. Until then, Marguerite Odette Featherstonehaugh, you owe me forty quid.