{"id":141269,"date":"2025-04-14T20:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141269"},"modified":"2025-04-14T20:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:17:21","slug":"video-nasa-footage-shows-large-dust-devil-on-mars-consuming-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141269","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: NASA footage shows large dust devil on Mars consuming another"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-qnk18tnmnvmo830a\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/320\/179\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/640\/358\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/768\/432\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/1536\/864\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/992\/558\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/1984\/1116\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/38979683106\/992\/558\/lnpui6tmejvsl6te.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"According to NASA, dust storms occur frequently on Mars, specifically during the southern spring and summer, when it is closest to the Sun.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">According to NASA, dust storms occur frequently on Mars, specifically during the southern spring and summer, when it is closest to the Sun.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Scientists have captured a weather phenomenon on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/mars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a> that has caught the attention of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">space<\/a> community.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A navigation camera onboard NASA&#8217;s Perseverance Mars rover observed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/whats-the-difference-tornado-waterspout-landspout-dust-devil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dust devil<\/a> on the Red Planet. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> footage shows one small dust devil being consumed by another larger one.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;If two dust devils happen upon each other, they can either obliterate one another or merge, with the stronger one consuming the weaker,&#8221; said Mark Lemmon, a Perseverance scientist at the Space Science Institute in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/colorado\/boulder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boulder<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">When NASA captured the footage on Jan. 25, the tiny dust devil measured about 16 feet wide, while the larger one measured approximately 210 feet wide. NASA has even captured the first audio recordings of a dust devil on Mars.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Dust devils play a significant role in Martian weather patterns,&#8221; said Katie Stack Morgan, project scientist for the Perseverance rover at NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/ezgif-21d6d0ed8a6910.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A Martian dust devil consumes a much smaller dust devil.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A Martian dust devil consumes a much smaller dust devil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (\u00a0NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/SSI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to NASA officials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/what-is-a-haboob-its-just-dust-in-the-wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dust storms<\/a> occur frequently on Mars, particularly during its Southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spring<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summer<\/a> when the planet is closest to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;These mini-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twisters<\/a> wander the surface of Mars, picking up dust as they go and lowering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/visibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visibility<\/a> in their immediate area,&#8221; Lemmon said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/blue-origin-bezos-katy-perry-gayle-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COUNTDOWN UNDERWAY FOR ROCKET LAUNCH OF STAR-STUDDED ALL-FEMALE CREW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As stated by NASA, since the first landing in 2021, the Perseverance Mars rover has captured shots of whirlwinds on many occasions. The images look strangely similar to the dust devils seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Despite the size of the Martian twisters, the dust devils would feel like a gust of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind<\/a> passing through due to Mars&#8217; thin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/atmosphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">atmosphere<\/a>, says Priya Patel, a member of NASA&#8217;s Mars 2020 Atmospheres Team.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Whenever scientists find a dust devil on the Red Planet, it helps improve their knowledge and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a> models of Mars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/video-mars-dust-devil-eats-another\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to NASA, dust storms occur frequently on Mars, specifically during the southern spring and summer, when it is closest to the Sun. 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