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The devil is in the dust

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Mars is a highly dynamic planet — at least as far as dust is concerned. A better knowledge of how dust is lofted into the atmosphere will help to untangle the complex evolutionary history of the planet's surface.

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Figure 1: Evidence of dust devils: exhibits a and b.

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