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Mars dust doesn't explain one of the solar system's weirdest clouds

Scientists ruled out Mars dust as the source of a mysterious solar system cloud, leaving its origin completely unexplained—one celestial body successfully avoiding a straightforward answer.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
Published 5:18 AM ET, Saturday, October 10, 2026

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MashableMars dust doesn't explain one of the solar system's weirdest clouds

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMashable reports that Mars dust does not explain one of the weirdest clouds in the solar system. Scientists tried dust. It did not fit.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the cloud is simply a mystery with great hair. Maybe it just wants privacy.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a cloud, Vera. It has no hair.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNot with that attitude.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody knows what it is. Dust was the easy answer, and the cloud said no.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWow. A cloud with boundaries. I respect that more than anyone in this building.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's refusing to cooperate with the investigation.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLawyered up.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorProbably the same cloud that keeps turning our thermostat up to seventy-four.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAllegedly.