What's the Weather Like on Mars?

Program Type:

STEM/STEAM

Age Group:

All Ages
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will open on March 26, 2026 @ 9:00am.

Event Details

Cloudspotting on Mars invites participants to explore clouds in the Martian sky using real data from the Mars Climate Sounder aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. By helping scientists map high-altitude water-ice and carbon-dioxide clouds, volunteers contribute to research on how clouds shape Mars’s climate and what they reveal about the planet’s past, including conditions that may once have supported liquid water. Participants will learn how to spot signs of clouds in images from the Mars Climate Sounder and label their features so the project team can study how these clouds form and evolve. Please remember to bring a smartphone or tablet.

This is a signature event of Citizen Science Month 2026, and all activity counts towards a collective goal of 2.50 Million Acts of Science before the end of April.