A colossal Martian dust devil swallowed another-astronomers stunned by surreal footage

Martian Dust Devils: Swirling Columns with a Twist It’s not rare for so-called “dust devils” to rise up from the Martian surface—astronomers have been observing these whirling columns of warm air, busily scooping up dust as they spin across Mars, for decades. The phenomenon was first spotted by NASA’s Viking... Martian Dust Devils: Swirling Columns with a Twist It’s not rare for so-called “dust devils” to rise up from the Martian surface—astronomers have been observing these whirling columns of warm air, busily scooping up dust as they spin across Mars, for... [2034 chars]