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Dusty Differences Between Mars and Earth

Both planets face dust storms—and the occasional flight delays that come with them.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter images by NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS and Perseverance Mars rover animations by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI. Astronaut photograph ISS040-E-90343 was acquired on September 8, 2014, with a Nikon D3S digital camera using an 80 millimeter lens, and is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. Story by Michael Carlowicz, with reporting from Katy Mersmann, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Published July 27, 2022
Data acquired June 3, 2022

Sources:
ISS > Digital Camera
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NOAA-20 > VIIRS
Perseverance Mars Rover