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Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms
Are there thunderstorms on Mars? A planetary scientist explains the red planet’s dry, dusty storms Mars does have thunderstorms, but they are much drier and dustier than those on Earth. The Martian atmosphere is too thin to support liquid water clouds, so instead it has clouds of dust that can grow into huge, windy storms. […]
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Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another
Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another 5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming its smaller friend in this short video made of images taken at the rim of Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Jan. 25, 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI […]
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