We've known about wind on Mars for decades, but thanks to new research from a Swiss team, we have a better idea of just how strong those winds are.
Faster dust devils tend to travel in very straight lines, while slower dust devils wobble from left to right, Bickel said. Previous measurements of dust devils on Mars showed that they typically had a ...
Wind on the barren planet would be invisible if it weren’t for Mars’ iconic red dust, which was caught in the wind’s vortices, creating a phenomenon known as dust devils. These tornado-like whirlwinds ...
Twenty years’ worth of imagery captured by two orbiters circling Mars has revealed raging winds on the red planet. Wind on the barren planet would be invisible if it weren’t for Mars’ iconic red dust, ...
The small dust tornadoes on Mars have been known for years, but one basic assumption was wrong. The dust devils can grow much faster than expected. The so-called dust devils on Mars can move across ...
A new study published in Science Advanceshas revealed an unprecedented global catalog of Martian dust devils, tiny whirlwind phenomena that sweep across the Red Planet’s surface. Using two decades of ...