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New Movies of Whirlwinds on Mars

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-don't-look-like-kansas-no-more dept.

FleaPlus writes "The Pasadena Star-News, APOD, and WPBF report on new movies of Martian whirlwinds, captured by Spirit rover inside Gusev Crater. These movies are the result of a new imaging technique developed after the initial spotting of whirlwinds by Spirit last month. Here is the first and second video. According to a rover team member, 'This is the best look we've ever gotten of the wind effects on the martian surface as they are happening.'"

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  1. Another NASA Cover-Up! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly this effect is caused by the recoil of an Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator

  2. A Mars movie? by OneBigWord · · Score: 4, Funny

    These movies are certainly better that Red Planet.

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  3. Scientific proof by TiggertheMad · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and in conclusion, this footage offers concrete proof that there are not martian dust devils, as my esteemed colleges suggest, but proof of Tasmain Martianius Spinnus maximus, or in laymas terms, Martian Tasmanian Devils.

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  4. Gosh, what next? by RealProgrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

    The properties of fluids are the same on Earth and Mars.

    Man, what if all of physics works the same there? Just think of the number of stories.

    "Scientist discovers light on Mars!"

    "Stuff falls down when you drop it on Mars!"

    "On Mars, stuff stays where you put it!"

    "On Mars, a rock keeps moving if you kick it!"

    "Mars displays friction!"

    "On Mars, energy tends to move from stuff with more to stuff with less!"

    This didn't start out as a Troll, sorry. I'm just tired of Martian News of the obvious.

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