APOD: A Dust Devil on Mars (2015 Mar 03)

Comments and questions about the APOD on the main view screen.
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Re: APOD: A Dust Devil on Mars (2015 Mar 03)

Post by BMAONE23 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:07 pm

Another use for Martian Dust Devils
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The intermediate view is the after image in the same light

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Re: APOD: A Dust Devil on Mars (2015 Mar 03)

Post by geckzilla » Sun Mar 22, 2015 12:01 pm

Regarding both the color of the dust devil and the lack of apparent trail:
There's a HiRISE page here (click!) which provides the necessary information to answer both of these. First, the colors in this image are in infrared and visible light instead of just visible light. I've attached an RGB image for reference since the one on the site is huge. Also attached is a grayscale image in which the trail and more context is visible.
RGB Color image from HiRISE website
RGB Color image from HiRISE website
Trail and more context (image from HiRISE website)
Trail and more context (image from HiRISE website)
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