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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. Slightly animated dirt more exciting than shuttle by selectspec · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Once again, a Lego Mindstorm on steroids proves more interesting than the space shuttle.

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    Someone you trust is one of us.

  2. I am an arse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yes i am!

  3. Two thumbs up for the trailer... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    now where's the movie?

    Whaddya mean, that was it?

    OK here's my full reaction: I, I, I ,.

    Wow. Hot stuff. Gets me all hot for the next Linus Bitkeeper installment. Or a Google item (Google hires employees named Scotty, Geordie. Google must be developing Warp Drive!). Or how about episode 432 of "Moore's Lost Magazine"?