Tag Archives: dust devils

Dust devil & the details: spinning up a storm

Posted on December 19, 2014 by rburnham

Spinning up a dust devil in the thin air of Mars requires a stronger updraft than is needed to create a similar vortex on Earth, according to research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)… “To start a dust … Continue reading →

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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks

Posted on June 26, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, June 26, 2014. Today’s VIS image of the northern plains show hundreds of dust devil tracks. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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HiRISE: Waiting for dust devils

Posted on June 20, 2014 by rburnham

HiRISE has captured some stunning images of dust devils in action, but the overall sample remains fairly limited. Both Mars Orbiter Camera and HiRISE images in this general region have a fairly high rate of capturing dust devils (sometimes several … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Polygons, dust devil tracks, inverted craters

Posted on June 16, 2014 by rburnham

Beautiful Mars series. Polygons, dust devil tracks, and inverted craters. More Beautiful Mars images.

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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks

Posted on May 29, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 29, 2014. The numerous dust devil tracks in this VIS image are located in Utopia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Utopia Planitia

Posted on May 22, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, May 22, 2014. The dark marks left behind after the passage of a dust devil cover this region of Utopia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS: Dust devil tracks in Utopia

Posted on March 11, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, March 11, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows dust devil tracks covering most of the surface in this region of Utopia Planitia. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS image: More Utopia dust devils

Posted on February 12, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 12, 2014. Today’s VIS image shows a different part of Utopia Planitia than yesterday’s image. Both are marked with hundreds of dust devil tracks. More THEMIS Images of the Day by geological topic.

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THEMIS image: Dust devil tracks in Utopia

Posted on February 11, 2014 by rburnham

THEMIS Image of the Day, February 11, 2014. The dark markings in this VIS image are tracks made by the passage of “dust devils”. Dust devils are common in the extensive plains of the northern latitudes. This image is located … Continue reading →

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Mars dust devils travel much faster than surface winds blow

Posted on October 9, 2013 by rburnham

Extending earlier work, a team of Mars scientists led by Dennis Reiss (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Germany) has made simultaneous (or near-) observations of dust devil speeds using cameras on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The cameras include CRISM, CTX, and HiRISE. The … Continue reading →

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