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Dust in the Wind

Posted in History, Science & Math by Greg Ross on August 26th, 2005

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A dust storm approaches Stratford, Texas, April 18, 1935. On Earth these storms are actually relatively minor; on Mars they can last for hundreds of days and cover the entire planet.