Giant tornado on Mars filmed by NASA

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National aerospace Agency in the US has released images of a giant tornado that swept over the surface of Mars.

The footage was captured by the Rover Curiosity near the Gale crater. Such a phenomenon has met science and has received the name “the dust devil”.

Scientists say that tornado on Earth and on Mars have a number of differences. Martian tornado 50 times wider and 10 times higher compared to its terrestrial counterparts. Of course, all the equipment, which is located on the surface exposed to great danger.

It is worth Recalling that an automated platform was delivered Curiosity to Mars in 2012. A temporary period of study is not known, NASA experts plan to use the device before complete failure .