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NASA Shares Details About Electric Sparks Detected In Mars Storms, Dust Devils
The discovery has significant implications for understanding Martian atmospheric chemistry and climate.
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'Mini-Lightning': NASA Rover Detects Electrical Discharges On Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges - what one scientist called "mini-lightning" - often associated with whirlwinds called dust devils
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Mars Dust Devils May Spark Lightning, Might Pose Risks to Rovers: Study
A new computer-modeling study reveals that dust devils on Mars—swirling columns of dust and air—may become electrically charged enough to spark lightning-like discharges. Led by researcher Varun Sheel, the study simulates how dry Martian conditions and frictional collisions between dust grains can generate strong electric fields inside these vo...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures One Dust Devil Devouring Another
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's navigation camera captured a Martian dust devil swallowing a smaller one. The smaller dust devil's demise was captured during an imaging experiment carried out by Perseverance's science team to better understand the dynamics at work in the Martian atmosphere. In the 1970s, NASA's Viking orbiters became the first spa...
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Skydiving Student, Instructor Die In US After Hitting "Dust Devil" During Routine Jump
A 28-year-old skydiving student in the United States was killed alongside her diving instructor after the pair hit a "dust devil" in California.
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NASA Rover Spots Dust Devil Swirling On Martian Surface
Dust devils are generally weaker and smaller than tornadoes on Earth, but help scientists understand the Martian atmosphere and improve their weather models.
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Watch: Quick-Thinking Umpire Saves Child Caught In Dust Devil
The boy identified as Zoya was wrapped up in a dust devil which was formed right at home plate.
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NASA's Mars Rover Records Sound Of Dust Devil Churning Across The Planet
It sounds surprisingly similar to dust devils on Earth, though quieter due to the thin atmosphere on Mars.
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What Does Mars Sound Like? Rover Microphone Has Recorded the Red Planet’s Dust Devils
Dust devils, known to appear on Mars since the 1970s, have been observed both from the ground and from orbit. Thanks to a new study led by Naomi Murdoch of Toulouse University in France, we now know what these dust devils sound like. Here's everything you need to know about dust storms on Mars and what they sound like.
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Sound Of A Dust Devil On Mars Recorded For First Time
The sound of a dust devil on Mars was recorded for the first time as the eye of the whirlwind swept over the top of NASA's Perseverance rover, a new study said Tuesday.
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Watch: Dust Devil Smashes Paraglider Against Fence. Then...
In the video, we can see the dust devil hoisting the man into the air, sending him swirling uncontrollably
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Chaotic Mounds, Wind-Sculpted Ripples, Dust Devil Tracks: ESA Shares Unique Photo of Mars Landscape
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a stunning photograph of the surface of Mars, demonstrating how winds sculpt the landscape. The Hooke Crater area in the Red Planet's southern highlands is shown in this image taken from orbit by ESA and Roscosmos' ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
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Powerful Dust Devil Blows Off Roof, 'Twirls' Man In Viral Video
Security cameras at the city of Fairfield, California, captured the moment a powerful dust devil blew through a skate park, ripping apart a roof and 'spinning' a man as it did so.
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NASA Shares Details About Electric Sparks Detected In Mars Storms, Dust Devils
The discovery has significant implications for understanding Martian atmospheric chemistry and climate.
-
'Mini-Lightning': NASA Rover Detects Electrical Discharges On Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has obtained evidence that the atmosphere of Mars is electrically active, detecting electrical discharges - what one scientist called "mini-lightning" - often associated with whirlwinds called dust devils
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Mars Dust Devils May Spark Lightning, Might Pose Risks to Rovers: Study
A new computer-modeling study reveals that dust devils on Mars—swirling columns of dust and air—may become electrically charged enough to spark lightning-like discharges. Led by researcher Varun Sheel, the study simulates how dry Martian conditions and frictional collisions between dust grains can generate strong electric fields inside these vo...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures One Dust Devil Devouring Another
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's navigation camera captured a Martian dust devil swallowing a smaller one. The smaller dust devil's demise was captured during an imaging experiment carried out by Perseverance's science team to better understand the dynamics at work in the Martian atmosphere. In the 1970s, NASA's Viking orbiters became the first spa...
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Skydiving Student, Instructor Die In US After Hitting "Dust Devil" During Routine Jump
A 28-year-old skydiving student in the United States was killed alongside her diving instructor after the pair hit a "dust devil" in California.
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NASA Rover Spots Dust Devil Swirling On Martian Surface
Dust devils are generally weaker and smaller than tornadoes on Earth, but help scientists understand the Martian atmosphere and improve their weather models.
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Watch: Quick-Thinking Umpire Saves Child Caught In Dust Devil
The boy identified as Zoya was wrapped up in a dust devil which was formed right at home plate.
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NASA's Mars Rover Records Sound Of Dust Devil Churning Across The Planet
It sounds surprisingly similar to dust devils on Earth, though quieter due to the thin atmosphere on Mars.
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What Does Mars Sound Like? Rover Microphone Has Recorded the Red Planet’s Dust Devils
Dust devils, known to appear on Mars since the 1970s, have been observed both from the ground and from orbit. Thanks to a new study led by Naomi Murdoch of Toulouse University in France, we now know what these dust devils sound like. Here's everything you need to know about dust storms on Mars and what they sound like.
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Sound Of A Dust Devil On Mars Recorded For First Time
The sound of a dust devil on Mars was recorded for the first time as the eye of the whirlwind swept over the top of NASA's Perseverance rover, a new study said Tuesday.
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Watch: Dust Devil Smashes Paraglider Against Fence. Then...
In the video, we can see the dust devil hoisting the man into the air, sending him swirling uncontrollably
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Chaotic Mounds, Wind-Sculpted Ripples, Dust Devil Tracks: ESA Shares Unique Photo of Mars Landscape
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a stunning photograph of the surface of Mars, demonstrating how winds sculpt the landscape. The Hooke Crater area in the Red Planet's southern highlands is shown in this image taken from orbit by ESA and Roscosmos' ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).
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Powerful Dust Devil Blows Off Roof, 'Twirls' Man In Viral Video
Security cameras at the city of Fairfield, California, captured the moment a powerful dust devil blew through a skate park, ripping apart a roof and 'spinning' a man as it did so.
