BERIGAN Posted April 6, 2012 Report Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) New Gigantic Tornado Spotted on Mars by Nancy Atkinson on April 4, 2012 Last month, we were excited to share an image of a twister on Mars that lofted a twisting column of dust more than 800 meters (about a half a mile) high. We now know that’s nothin’ — just peanuts, chump change, hardly worth noticing. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has now spotted a gigantic Martian dust devil roughly 20 kilometers (12 miles) high, churning through the Amazonis Planitia region of northern Mars. The HiRISE camera (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) captured the event on March 14, 2012. Scientists say that despite its height, the plume is just 70 meters (70 yards) wide. more Edited April 6, 2012 by BERIGAN Quote
JSngry Posted April 6, 2012 Report Posted April 6, 2012 No flying 18-wheelers? I'm not impressed! Quote
GA Russell Posted April 6, 2012 Report Posted April 6, 2012 Just yesterday I read a classic science fiction short story called A Martian Odyssey. Quote
BERIGAN Posted April 6, 2012 Author Report Posted April 6, 2012 No flying 18-wheelers? I'm not impressed! Oh they have them, but they were flying on the dark side of Mars.... Quote
JSngry Posted April 6, 2012 Report Posted April 6, 2012 Having seen the dark side of Texas, I'm still not impressed. Quote
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