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Monster dust devil seen by HiRISE
Stu
post Apr 5 2012, 04:35 PM
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Rather gorgeous new dust devil photographed by HiRISE, and it's a monster...

http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/ESP_026394_2160

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post Apr 5 2012, 11:35 PM
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Wow! blink.gif Imagine photographing that from a nearby (not too nearby!) lander. Would make some of Spirit's catches look like tiddlers indeed.

Hasn't there been some suggestion that the interiors of these things are highly electrified?

Which brings me to a question. What is the DD potential in the MSL landing ellipse? Not great I imagine, but maybe Im dead wrong!

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- Stu   Monster dust devil seen by HiRISE   Apr 5 2012, 04:35 PM
- - Seryddwr   Nice pic! - and it makes the one seen last mon...   Apr 5 2012, 05:41 PM
- - Stu   It does indeed...   Apr 5 2012, 05:51 PM
- - tasp   I did not see a little frame house twirling around...   Apr 5 2012, 05:54 PM
- - stewjack   They made a movie clip of both dust devils. http:/...   Apr 5 2012, 09:50 PM
|- - Gsnorgathon   And don't forget to check out the CTX image. Y...   Apr 5 2012, 09:59 PM
- - antipode   Wow! Imagine photographing that from a near...   Apr 5 2012, 11:35 PM
- - Drkskywxlt   QUOTE (antipode @ Apr 5 2012, 06:35 PM) H...   Apr 6 2012, 12:32 PM
- - TheAnt   I noted this on Sciencedaily http://www.sciencedai...   Apr 7 2012, 12:32 AM

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