NASA's Perseverance rover captured a 1.2-mile-high dust devil on Mars on camera.
Scientists say dust devils on Mars are much stronger than those on Earth.
AdvertisementAdvertisementNASA's Perseverance rover caught a 1.2-mile-high Martian dust devil on camera that scientists say is way bigger than whirlwinds on Earth.
If this dust devil were configured that way, its shadow would indicate it is about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) in height."
Dust devils on Mars are much stronger than Earth'sNASA said that Martian dust devils, while not as intense as Earth's tornadoes, are much stronger and larger than dust devils on Earth.
Persons:
—, Mark Lemmon
Organizations:
Service, NASA, Trade Center, Perseverance, National Weather Service, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Locations:
York