Astronomy Picture of the Day · April 13, 2012

A Dust Devil of Mars

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 13, 2012 is “A Dust Devil of Mars,” an image. It is credited to Credit: HiRISE , MRO , LPL (U. Arizona) , NASA. The original explanation runs about 129 words.

From the explanation

“It was late in the northern martian spring when the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spied this local denizen . Tracking south and east (down and right) across the flat, dust-covered Amazonis Planitia the core of the whirling dust devil is about 30 meters in diameter.”

— APOD editors, April 13, 2012

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: April 13, 2012
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: HiRISE , MRO , LPL (U. Arizona) , NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 129 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, April 13, 2012 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2012-april-13-a-dust-devil-of-mars

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