Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                               2023 November 7

         IFRAME: [2]https://www.youtube.com/embed/xB3QIEkNJgs?rel=0

                        A Martian Dust Devil Spins By
      Video Credit: [3]NASA, [4]JPL-Caltech, [5]Perseverance Rover; AI
                          processing: [6]PipploIMP

   Explanation: It moved across the surface of [7]Mars -- what was it? A
   [8]dust devil. Such spinning columns of rising air are heated by the
   warm surface and are [9]also common in warm and dry areas on [10]planet
   Earth. Typically lasting only a few minutes, [11]dust devils become
   visible as they pick up loose red-colored dust, leaving the darker and
   heavier sand beneath intact. Dust devils not only look cool -- they can
   leave [12]visible trails, and have been credited with unexpected
   [13]cleanings of the surfaces of solar panels. The images in the
   [14]featured [15]AI-interpolated video were captured in [16]early
   August by the Perseverance rover currently [17]searching for signs of
   ancient life in Jezero Crater. The [18]six-second time-lapse video
   encapsulates a real duration of just over one minute. Visible in the
   distance, the [19]spinning dust devil was estimated to be passing by at
   about 20 kilometers per hour and extend up about 2 kilometers high.

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    Authors & editors: [32]Robert Nemiroff ([33]MTU) & [34]Jerry Bonnell
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   8. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120413.html
   9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_devil
  10. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/facts/
  11. https://youtu.be/HYvIsarm9_0
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