12-Mile-High Martian Dust Devil Caught In Act
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 15:31
in Astronomy & Space
A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high (20 kilometers) was captured whirling its way along the Amazonis Planitia region of Northern Mars on March 14.
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