Dust devils were first spotted by NASA’s Viking mission in the 1970s, which photographed the cheeky phenomenon from Mars’ orbit. Two decades later, the Pathfinder mission captured the first image of a dust devil from the surface of Mars, with one even passing over the lander. Since then, NASA’s Martian rovers have captured their fair share of dust devils.
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NGL, I initially thought the title meant the rover’s friend (as in, another rover maybe?) and was confused.
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Dust devils were first spotted by NASA’s Viking mission in the 1970s, which photographed the cheeky phenomenon from Mars’ orbit. Two decades later, the Pathfinder mission captured the first image of a dust devil from the surface of Mars, with one even passing over the lander. Since then, NASA’s Martian rovers have captured their fair share of dust devils.
NGL, I initially thought the title meant the rover’s friend (as in, another rover maybe?) and was confused.