Dust devil on Mars

[Carla Bisby]

Very interesting

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020903.html

 

[Verne Carlson]

That's a pretty cool picture. It must have some amount of strength to be able to climb that crater wall as well as leave a trail.

 

[Angie Norris]

How cool is that!!! I think that's something most of us have probably wondered about, and now we know they're out there.
Angie

 

[Rockwell Schrock]

This presents an entirely new genre of chasing... one of an extraterrestrial variety. Very cool.

 

[Skip Talbot]

Apart from the severe lack of temperature and atmospheric pressure on Mars. Chasing the red planet does have a few perks.

Even though the winds in the giant dust storms and these dust devils get pretty strong, because the air is so thin... there isn't nearly as much force exerted as equivalent wind speeds on Earth: Core punching is on!

Also, just think of the lack of visibility obstructions. No trees... no cities... no power lines screwing up your shots. You just want to make sure you are on the right side of Olympus Mons.