NASA's Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory


6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
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The rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet.

We think these gust-liftings are infrequent but could be responsible for a large fraction of the background dust that hovers all the time in the Martian atmosphere, Newman said. Why Is Jezero Differ… [+3086 chars]

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