Still moving after all these months, Spirit reaches a Martian hilltop and provides a great view of the landscape—complete with a dust devil. You can also watch a video of Martian dust devils.
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I just found your Neat Stuff blog. What a treat! A question: do not dust devils imply wind which implies atmosphere?
Posted by: slovenia | February 07, 2006 at 09:47 AM