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Record-Breaking Dust Devil Caught in the Act

NASA / JPL · 2010-03-22 · photograph (digital archive)

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This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was targeted to study knobs in Mars northern plains, north of Scandia Crater. The knobs are clearly imaged, but what surprised scientists was a dust devil visible in the south-central part of the image.

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Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter MRO

Credit lineRecord-Breaking Dust Devil Caught in the Act. NASA/JPL, 2010-03-22. Public domain. ID: PIA12876.

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