M T Lemmon, M D Smith, D Viudez-Moreiras, M de la Torre-Juarez, A Vicente-Retortillo, A Munguira, A Sanchez-Lavega, R Hueso, G Martinez, B Chide, R Sullivan, D Toledo, L Tamppari, T Bertrand, J F Bell, C Newman, M Baker, D Banfield, J A Rodriguez-Manfredi, J N Maki, V Apestigue
Rovers and landers on Mars have experienced local, regional, and planetary-scale dust storms. However, in situ documentation of active lifting within storms has remained elusive. Over 5-11 January 2022 (LS 153°-156°), a dust storm passed over the Perseverance rover site. Peak visible optical depth was ∼2, and visibility across the crater was briefly reduced. Pressure amplitudes and temperatures responded to the storm. Winds up to 20 m s-1 rotated around the site before the wind sensor was damaged. The rover imaged 21 dust-lifting events-gusts and dust devils-in one 25-min period, and at least three events mobilized sediment near the rover...
September 16, 2022: Geophysical Research Letters