[Curiosities] NASA’s Mars rover records 10 seconds of dust devil on the planet

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Dust whirlwinds, po[CENSORED]rly called dust devils, are a common phenomenon on Mars. These winds are part of the weather patterns on the red planet. And recently, scientists revealed the audio of a dust whirlwind or dust devil on Mars, which was recorded by the Perseverance rover of NASA. The audio lasts for about 10 seconds. The audio recording also included a total of 308 impacts on the Perseverance rover from dust grains carried by the dust devil.

 

As per NASA's press release, the dimensions of the dust devil were 25 metres (82 feet) wide and at least 118 metres (387 feet) tall. Besides, the space agency noted that the dust devil was moving at around 19 kph (12 mph).

NASA says that it takes some luck to capture a passing dust devil, so rovers like Curiosity and Perseverance keep monitoring for them in all directions.

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