Summer is Dust Devil Time on Mars

Summer is Dust Devil Time on Mars
By Nancy Atkinson

Just like Earth, Mars undergoes seasonal changes due to its axial tilt. And while summer heat on Mars can’t compare with Earth’s, with the Martian summer warmth comes an increase in small whirling storms known as dust devils. Several spacecraft on or orbiting Mars have captured dust devils in action, including the Phoenix lander back …

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October 16, 2020 at 09:11PM
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