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Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwind Monday, September 15, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed several dust devils dancing across the arctic plain this week and sensed a dip in air pressure as one passed near the lander. These dust-lofting whirlwinds had been expected in the area, but none had been detected in earlier Phoenix images. The Surface Stereo Imager camera on Phoenix took 29 images of the western and southwestern horizon on Sept. 8, during mid-day hours of the lander's 104th Martian day. (source: nasa.gov)
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