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Little bursts of dub delay flare without warning, kicking up dust devils; every now and then, the telltale sweep of the pitch-bend wheel flicks upward like a fast-rising tide and then, after a minute or two, falls back into place.
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
Beneath its thin sky, dust storms roar, dust devils twist across the surface, and tiny grains of sand constantly rub against each other.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
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.
—Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
The Perseverance readings were taken in the Jezero Crater, but other regions on Mars may get 20 times more dust devils.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 26 Nov. 2025
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
Beneath its thin sky, dust storms roar, dust devils twist across the surface, and tiny grains of sand constantly rub against each other.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
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.
—Marcia Dunn The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025
The Perseverance readings were taken in the Jezero Crater, but other regions on Mars may get 20 times more dust devils.
—Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Dust devil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20devil. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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