dust storm
noun
1
: a dust-laden whirlwind that moves across an arid region and is usually associated with hot dry air and marked by high electrical tension
2
: strong winds bearing clouds of dust
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Electrical discharges generated by the fast-moving dust devils lasted just a few seconds, while those spawned by dust storms lingered as long as 30 minutes.
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Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
Fifty-five such events were picked up by the microphone over two Martian years, the researchers say, and the sparks were usually associated with dust devils and the fronts of dust storms.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
The watery and stable microclimate within the caves long ago could have hosted microbial colonies, and today the caves are protected from the extreme conditions on Mars' surface, such as wildly different diurnal temperatures, dust storms and solar ultraviolet and cosmic-ray radiation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
These rock formations would provide shelter from severe dust storms, high radiation, and extreme temperatures on the surface of the Red Planet.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
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Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
Fifty-five such events were picked up by the microphone over two Martian years, the researchers say, and the sparks were usually associated with dust devils and the fronts of dust storms.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
The watery and stable microclimate within the caves long ago could have hosted microbial colonies, and today the caves are protected from the extreme conditions on Mars' surface, such as wildly different diurnal temperatures, dust storms and solar ultraviolet and cosmic-ray radiation.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
These rock formations would provide shelter from severe dust storms, high radiation, and extreme temperatures on the surface of the Red Planet.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Dust storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20storm. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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