Elegant and mysterious, it is just two of the many adjectives that people frequently use to describe Mars. The Red Planet has long been a subject of human attraction and thanks to the presence of differentiated space agencies on social media, every now and then, we get a glimpse of the place in the form of images and videos. Just like this latest animated clip from NASA, shared on Instagram, which shows the “Dust Devil” appearing on the planet by Curiosity Rover.
“Mars is often a very dynamic place, due to its atmosphere and how it interacts with the surface. Right now, it’s “windy season” in the region where our Curiosity rover operates. On August Gust On, one of the rover’s exploration cameras captured frames in the animation, showing a spinning, wind column – also known as the “Dust Devil” – moving towards the landscape, “they wrote in a statement. .
The space agency added that it appeared that the dusty devil was “passing through the small hills above the current location of Curiosity on Mount Sharp, the innermost peak of the Gail Crater.” It was about one-third to two and a half miles (half-kilometers to one kilometer) and was approximately 16 feet (5 meters) wide. “
Take a look at the animated video that has now been praised by many and has garnered around 1.9 million views.
Since being shared a few hours ago, the video has also garnered close to two million views – and the number is only growing. In addition, it has collected more than 2,300 comments. People did not retreat while expressing surprise.
“So interesting! Thank you to NASA for contributing to the never-ending quest for humanity! ”Wrote an Instagram user. Another said, “Very interesting. “Unreal,” said the third. “Very nice,” said the fourth.
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