Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Martian Dust Devil

By now, we have all seen storms on Earth from the perspective of Earth orbit. They are awesome, spectacular images. Recently, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged a dust devil ripping across the surface of the Red Planet.

Dust devils are small, weak tornadoes, and they occur on both Earth and Mars. This specific one rose about half a mile into the thin Martian air, and was about one hundred feet wide.

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