Check out this dust devil on the surface of Mars. Wow, neat! The Curiosity rover recorded this 3 years ago. It's a pretty well documented weather phenomenon, and it can happen quite often!
A few more Martian dust devils are skittering under the fold.
A few more Martian dust devils are skittering under the fold.
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In 2005, the Spirit rover was running low on power until a dust devil passed overhead and cleaned some loose dirt off the solar panels, significantly recovering its ability to operate.[4]
These spinning scamps leave tracks across the surface of Mars that form intricate patterns which eventually get wiped away with dust storms.[5] Just look at how cool these are!
These spinning scamps leave tracks across the surface of Mars that form intricate patterns which eventually get wiped away with dust storms.[5] Just look at how cool these are!
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sources
- PIA24039, 2020, NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
Curiosity Spots a Dust Devil in the Hills - PIA09260, 2007, NASA/JPL-Caltech
- PIA04157, 2005, NASA/JPL/Texas A&M
- Spirit Gets A Dust Devil Once-Over, 2005
- Martian dust devils on wikipedia
- Mars dust devil tracks, 2000 & 2003, NASA/MGS/MOC