Blustery weather erases rover tracks on Mars
The Perseverance rover experienced a large storm in Jezero crater that lasted more than six Martian days (sols) in January 2022. The rover's instruments captured data and images of blowing dust and winds erasing rover tracks. The winds increased as the storm approached but were only directly measured until the afternoon of the first sol, when the wind sensor failed during high winds. The winds were powerful enough to blow sand and lift dust around the rover. The rover spotted 21 dust devils and other dust-lifting events near noon of the first sol. The images are the first to catch the heart of a Martian storm in progress.
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Dust, Sand, and Winds Within an Active Martian Storm in Jezero Crater
M. T. Lemmon, M. D. Smith, D. Viudez-Moreiras, M. de la Torre-Juarez, A. Vicente-Retortillo, A. Munguira, A. Sanchez-Lavega, R. Hueso, G. Martinez, B. Chide, R. Sullivan, D. Toledo, L. Tamppari, T. Bertrand, J. F. Bell III, C. Newman, M. Baker, D. Banfield, J. A. Rodriguez-Manfredi, J. N. Maki, V. Apestigue [2022] Geophysical Research Letters
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