July 1997 Press and Photo releases

Press release STScI-PR97-23 discusses pictures of Mars, taken on June 27 in preparation for the July 4 Pathfinder landing, revealing a dust storm just 600 miles (1000 km) south of the Pathfinder's landing site. Photo release STScI-PRC97-23; Hubble Space images of Mars, taken on June 27, 1997, reveal a significant dust storm which fills much of the Valles Marineris canyon system and extends into Xanthe Terra, about 600 miles (1000 kilometers) south of the landing site. Press release STScI-PR97-24 discusses the formation of a new dust storm in the polar region of Mars, about 2000 km (1200 miles) due north of Pathfinder. Photo release STScI-PRC97-24a; NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of Mars, taken on June 27, 1997 (left) and July 9, 1997 (right), document the dissipation of a large dust storm during the 12 days separating the two observations. Photo release STScI-PRC97-24b; NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of Mars, obtained over three consecutive days between July 9 and 11, 1997, dramatically show that the behavior of dust and water-ice clouds exhibit substantial daily variations.