dust devil
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Magistrate Robert Webster agreed with the defence and found that the incident happened due to a dust devil - an upward spiralling vortex of air and debris - that was "unforeseen and unforeseeable".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
Given that the rover’s SuperCam microphone is turned on for less than three minutes every few days, Murdoch said it was “definitely luck” that the dust devil appeared when it did on Sept. 27, 2021.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
A dust devil is a bit like a miniature storm cell.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
“Maybe we’ll get a nice thick dust devil and we’ll have enough power to keep going for a while,” Daubar says.
From Scientific American • May 24, 2022
His mind swirled like a dust devil, conflicting memories chasing each other in circles.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
