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The Dirt on Dust Devils

  • October 29, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Dust devils are whirlwinds that form when warm air from sun-heated ground rises quickly through cooler air above it and starts to spin. Usually mild but sometimes destructive, they’re common in many places on Earth — and on Mars!

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