The air is so thin that the first glimmer of sun can throw it into violent convection, lofting up into towering thermals, twisting into dust devils, and collapsing back down as they cool.

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From the data gathered by Curiosity's meteorological station, scientists think dust-devils may even have run over the mobile laboratory.

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The title track to his latest CD Devils and Dust (audio) is as fine as anything he's ever written.

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