NASA Orbiter Spots Cluster Of 8 Dust Devils On Mars
- 8 years ago
NASA recently released images of eight dust devils swirling in the same vicinity on Mars.
Technology is providing deeper views of Mars including an interesting phenomenon called a dust devil.
Dust devils resemble mini-tornadoes but are not formed from the energy of a storm; instead, they rely on a lift of hot air swirling around a low-pressure system which creates a swirling funnel effect.
A few months ago, scientists were able to capture eight of these vortices in action around the Ganges Chasma area of the Red Planet; images were released in November.
What stood out to scientist Paul Geissler were two dust devils located about 820 feet apart.
Technology is providing deeper views of Mars including an interesting phenomenon called a dust devil.
Dust devils resemble mini-tornadoes but are not formed from the energy of a storm; instead, they rely on a lift of hot air swirling around a low-pressure system which creates a swirling funnel effect.
A few months ago, scientists were able to capture eight of these vortices in action around the Ganges Chasma area of the Red Planet; images were released in November.
What stood out to scientist Paul Geissler were two dust devils located about 820 feet apart.