1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:03,803 TITLE: CURIOSITY CAPTURES DUST DEVILS ON MARS 2 00:00:04,437 --> 00:00:07,407 On recent summer afternoons on Mars, Curiosity's Navigation 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,143 Camera observed several whirlwinds 4 00:00:10,176 --> 00:00:12,212 carrying Martian dust. 5 00:00:21,787 --> 00:00:25,625 Dust devils result from sunshine warming the ground 6 00:00:33,732 --> 00:00:36,269 prompting convective rising of air. 7 00:00:46,612 --> 00:00:48,314 All the dust devils were seen in 8 00:00:48,347 --> 00:00:50,450 a southward direction from the rover. 9 00:00:50,483 --> 00:00:52,619 Timing is accelerated and contrast has been modified 10 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:55,188 to make frame-to-frame changes easier to see. 11 00:00:55,221 --> 00:00:58,158 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/TAMU