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dust devil

[duhst dev-uhl] / ˈdʌst ˌdɛv əl /


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Then come a few seconds of silence as the eye of the dust devil passes over the rover.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022

There is a tiny chance that a dust devil might blow off the dust covering InSight’s solar panels and prolong the mission’s life.

From Scientific American • Oct. 28, 2022

A dust devil has been spotted in a field following a wildfire in County Durham.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

The InSight team anticipated this much dust buildup, but hoped a gust wind of wind or dust devil might clean off the solar panels.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2022

“Is it a dust devil? We really want to avoid dust devils,” Fly reminds me.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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