Massive Mars Dust Storm — The Size Of North America — Stalls NASA’s Opportunity Rover, Could Last Months

"The storm is one of the most intense ever observed on the Red Planet, according to a NASA release dated Tuesday. "It has blocked out so much sunlight, it has effectively turned day into night for Opportunity, which is located near the center of the storm, inside Mars' Perseverance Valley."

https://www.cnet.com/news/mars-dust-storm-nasa-opportunity-rover-still-growing-and-turning-day-to-night/

https://www.inquisitr.com/4935794/massive-mars-dust-storm-the-size-of-north-america-stalls-nasas-opportunity-rover-could-last-months/

http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-holds-opportunity-rover-operations-amid-massive-dust-storm-mars-2689250
https://www.space.com/40847-mars-dust-storm-stalls-opportunity-rover.html

The Great Phoenix Storm

https://syncspot.blogspot.com/2018/04/mars-phoenix-storm-2014-2018.html

"The great phoenix storm" highlighted it, now it's happening right at the WC opening!

2018=Year of Mars Phoenix (close approach with intense storm)

Image result for world cup trophy totally looks like

World Cup stargate

https://syncspot.blogspot.com/2018/06/

https://syncspot.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-wc-phoenix-impact.html

The Phoenix logo for the 2018 World Cup was unveiled OCT 28 from the ISS, coinciding with the Antares/Mars explosion headed to the ISS the same day:

OCT 28 2014

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=10/news=2018-fifa-world-cup-russiatm-official-emblem-revealed-at-international-2462679.html

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/us/nasa-rocket-explodes/

U.S. Rocket Driven by Russian Engine Explodes Seconds After Liftoff (Video)

How a 1960s Soviet Engine Appeared on an Exploded U.S. Rocket (Video)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/10/29/antares-rocket-explosion-the-question-of-using-decades-old-soviet-engines/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.327876428c2f