Live Dust Devil? |
Live Dust Devil? |
Mar 10 2005, 11:17 PM
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Rover Driver Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 2-May 04 From: Litchfield Park, Arizona (Phoenix area) Member No.: 71 |
Man, this looks an awful lot like a dust devil in the distance. What do you think?
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Mar 12 2005, 01:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Brittany (France) Member No.: 164 |
I guess you are right, Doug, explaining Dust Devils in terms of topography. One may compare "Dust Devils alley" area from Themis image you linked with the strongly amplified MOLA datas for Spirit landing site linked below (each square 463m; each color: 20m elevation): most Dust Devils are likely linked with an elevated area extending between White Hill and Castril crater:
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