Mars Curiosity Dust Devils
January 9, 2013
This set of images from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows dust devils tearing across the Martian landscape inside Gusev Crater. These wind-driven events stir up the soil and can be part of globe-encircling storms that transport dust and soil.
Full image and caption: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07139.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Texas A&M
Topics:
Environment, Space technology, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, Gusev, Cleaning event, Mars Science Laboratory, Dust devil, Opportunity rover, Mars Exploration Rover, Exploration of Mars, Spirit rover, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
