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It may have something to do with the fact that Mars' atmosphere is very, very thin (I think they mentioned it's 1% density of Earth's), so there are much fewer
by pferde 6y ago
It may have something to do with the fact that Mars' atmosphere is very, very thin (I think they mentioned it's 1% density of Earth's), so there are much fewer particles hitting the ground and pushing the dust, compared to e.g. a small hobby drone taking off here on Earth.
I'm sure there was some dust thrown up in the air, but probably not enough to be seen against the background.
- Cthulhu_ 6y agoConversely, plenty of dust was blown around during the landing of the rover, but that was mostly from the rocket engines' exhausts.