NASA’s Mars rover spots a Martian dust devil

[Mike Wehner]

• NASA's Curiosity rover managed to capture images showing a dust devil cruising along the dry landscape.
• Dust devils occur when temperature irregularities create vortexes, much like on Earth.
• Mars and Earth are shockingly similar in many ways, in this is a handy reminder of that fact.

We know a lot about Mars thanks to NASA's Red Planet rovers. The machines have provided us with some of the most stunning glimpses of our planetary neighbor ever, while also revealing many of the planet's secrets. Thanks to those machines, we know that Mars is a dusty, mostly dry place, and we also know that martian wind can kick up in a hurry.

We've seen the evidence of the planet's incredible wind many times, including the massive dust storm that doomed the Opportunity rover after it blocked out the Sun. Now, in a new update to the Curiosity mission blog, we're treated to a truly incredible set of images that show a Martian dust devil in action.

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