NASA, which has been doing various research on Mars, is looking for a new testimony. The purpose of the space agency for the new testimony was information about the past. NASA sent the Perseverance rover to Mars’ Jezero Crater to track past clues. While there, the car-sized rover witnessed hundreds of powerful dust demons.
Dust devils may also include Mars
A region planetary scientist once suspected to be filled with water, Jezero Crater has turned out to be a dusty and dynamic place. NASA scientist Manuel de la Torre Juarez, who was involved in the perseverance mission, made a statement. “Jezero Crater may be one of the most active sources of dust on the planet,” he explains. said.
The space agency recently released images of the powerful, dust demon captured in July 2021. When looking at the images, it is possible to see that there is a dust devil swirling both in the red hills and in front.
At least four of these eddies pass by the rover every day. When the ground heats up more than the air, it heats the air above it. The cooling air then rises as it descends, creating vertically circulating air. However, dust devils on Mars can be much larger than those on Earth.
The rover also detects wind gusts that sometimes lift clouds of dust into the sky. “The largest of these formed a massive cloud covering 1.5 square miles (4 square kilometers),” NASA said. said. Regional and planetary dust storms occasionally cover the red planet. Understanding how strong dust activity occurs in Jezero Crater could help mission planners predict these intense weather events.
Intense dust storms sometimes prevent sunlight from reaching the surface. This causes it to turn from day to night. It’s a serious problem for robotic exploration missions or future human missions that rely on sunlight for power. However, according to opinions, there was not as much dust on Mars 2 billion years ago as today.
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