Dust Devils on Mars
- 11 October 1985
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 230 (4722) , 175-177
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.230.4722.175
Abstract
Columnar, cone-shaped, and funnel-shaped clouds rising 1 to 6 kilometers above the surface of Mars have been identified in Viking Orbiter images. They are interpreted as dust devils, confirming predictions of their occurrence on Mars and giving evidence of a specific form of dust entrainment.Keywords
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