Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
A Dust Devil on Mars
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 3, 2015 is “A Dust Devil on Mars,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: HiRISE , MRO , LPL (U. Arizona) , NASA. The original explanation runs about 118 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 across the flat, dust-covered Amazonis Planitia in 2012, the core of this whirling dust devil is about 140 meters in diameter.”
— APOD editors, March 3, 2015
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- March 3, 2015
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image 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 118 words