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Asteroid Phaeton does not have a dust tail

Asteroid (3200) Phaeton near the sun (illustration). © NASA/JPL-Caltech/IPAC Unlike most meteor showers, the Geminids are not caused by a comet, but by the asteroid...

Oceans: nutrients from atmospheric dust

Atmospheric dust off the coast of Australia. © NASA Earth Observatory. Atmospheric dust deposited on the sea surface appears to play an important role in...

Sound recording of a Martian dust devil

Video: This is what it sounded like when a sand devil hit the Mars rover Perseverance. Source: NPG Press Alien Sounds: The Perseverance rover recorded...

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