Keith Cooper is a freelance science journalist and editor in the United Kingdom, and has a degree in physics and astrophysics from the University of Manchester. He's the author of 'The Contact Paradox: Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence' (Bloomsbury Sigma, 2020) and has written articles on astronomy, space, physics and astrobiology for a multitude of magazines and websites.
MEDA's Radiation and Dust Sensors are able to detect dust clouds raised by dust devils and gusts of wind by the way that the airborne dust scatters the sunlight, while other MEDA sensors measure the air pressure, temperature and wind speed.
Less frequent than the dust devils, but capable of lifting even more dust, are strong daytime wind gusts that blow upslope. The largest dust devils detected by MEDA at Perseverance's landing site in Jezero crater have been about 890 feet across, but one particular daytime wind event covered an area 10 times larger.
The first dust devil spotted by Perseverance on Mars. On average one dust devil passes over the rover per day.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
NASA’s Insight Mars lander shares its last selfie from the Red PlanetNASA announced earlier this month that dust covering the Mars InSight lander's solar panels meant the spacecraft would soon be forced to cease science operations.
Les mer »
China's Mars rover was just forced to enter safe modeChina's Zhurong Mars rover was forced to enter safe mode in the wake of a severe dust storm. And it could remain so until the end of 2022.
Les mer »
Here's the Last Selfie From the Fading InSight Mars LanderThe dust-covered probe will focus on collecting data during its final months on Mars.
Les mer »
NASA shares InSight Mars lander's final selfie | Digital TrendsThe final selfie of NASA's InSightMarslander reveals the full extent of the dust problem that's causing it to gradually lose power.
Les mer »
Feeling Spontaneous? That's Just Mars In Aries'Mars conjuncts the moon as it enters the first sign of the zodiac, adding an extra boost of energy that can make us extremely busy or agitated.'
Les mer »
United Nations celebrates Mars missions on new postage stampsThe UN stamps feature three missions that arrived at the Red Planet in 2021.
Les mer »