Sheel and his team found that when the atmosphere of Mars is laden with dust, the atmosphere becomes less conductive, prohibiting the flow of charges. This could cause a massive charge buildup in a ...

"Dust devils themselves are difficult to capture in images because they are so short-lived," Ingrid Daubar, a planetary ...

NASA's Perseverance rover may have recorded evidence of a triboelectric discharge caused by a dust devil on Mars, according to a team who presented those findings at the 2025 Lunar and Planetary ...

Dust devils on Mars form similarly to those on Earth, despite the fact that Mars' atmosphere is much thinner. They tend to happen on dry days when the ground gets hotter than the surrounding area.

Dust devils on Mars, indeed, are a fascinating and curious phenomenon. Advertisement And deepening the intrigue, the new study suggests lightning could be zapping inside these dust devils on Mars.

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has captured several images of the Insight lander on the Red Planet between 2018 and ...

Rovers on Mars have captured images of dust devils before, but this might be the best one we’ve ever seen. NASA’s Opportunity rover, which has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2004, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil. Resembling a small pale puff, the twirling dust devil ...

"Dust devils on Mars only last about 10 minutes." The largest devil was likely spinning at a max speed of more than 10 mph (16 km/h), based on data collected from previous sightings.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The latest selfie by NASA’s Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.. Resembling a small pale puff, the twirling dust ...