Scientist Explains Why We Need A Mars Weather Forecast

3-Second Blueprint (English)

1. While lunar missions land within hundreds of meters, Martian landing ellipses span tens of kilometers of uncertainty.
2. Unpredicted daily shifts in wind profiles, atmospheric density, and airborne dust alter spacecraft descent trajectories.
3. Three-day Martian forecasts would shrink landing ellipses and track small dust devils coalescing into global storms.