Abstract
In this paper we summarise the current understanding of Martian condensate and dust clouds. The paper is particularly concerned with the spatial, temporal and seasonal characteristics of the clouds. The condensate clouds are composed of water and ice particles and occasionally CO 2 particles. Dust clouds are composed of material from the surface and redistributed over the planet through the weather systems. The apparent lack of annual reproductivity of these dust storms forms a major unresolved problem. We discuss in this paper the types of observations needed in future space missions, in particular the requirements for the NASA Mars Geochemical Climatology Orbiter Mission planned for the end of this decade.
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