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Like Earth, Mars also has an atmosphere; it’s much thinner but still an atmosphere. So don't be surprised to see similar weather phenomena as on Earth. This is a dust devil or mini tornado with a diameter of 70 metres, reaching 20 km into the Mars sky.


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Dust devil on Mars
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Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA
Published by Published or last modified on 2019-11-19
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