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"No human is going to Mars anytime soon, if ever. "

"We will not go [to Mars] until the American people and the international community are ready and decide that it is a priority."

"No earlier than 2040 and no later than 2100."

NASA may send humans to Mars "approximately in the 2030s."

"NASA is developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s."

"If those [uncrewed] landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years."

"We will lead the world in space and reach Mars before the end of my term."

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Researchers analyzed twenty years of imagery from European Space Agency orbiters Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter to create a catalog of 1,039 dust devils across Mars between 2004 and 2024, using neural networks to identify these phenomena.</span

Researchers analyzed twenty years of imagery from European Space Agency orbiters Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter to create a catalog of 1,039 dust devils across Mars between 2004 and 2024, using neural networks to identify these phenomena.

The study revealed that Martian dust devils can reach speeds up to 160 kilometers per hour, significantly faster than previous measurements from Mars rovers and exceeding predictions from current climate models by factors of 3 to 10 meters per second.</span

The study revealed that Martian dust devils can reach speeds up to 160 kilometers per hour, significantly faster than previous measurements from Mars rovers and exceeding predictions from current climate models by factors of 3 to 10 meters per second.

Scientists determined dust devils occur most frequently during spring and summer months in both hemispheres, typically lasting only a few minutes and peaking between 11:00 and 14:00 local solar time, similar to patterns observed on Earth.</span

Scientists determined dust devils occur most frequently during spring and summer months in both hemispheres, typically lasting only a few minutes and peaking between 11:00 and 14:00 local solar time, similar to patterns observed on Earth.

The research team tracked movement patterns for 373 of the detected dust devils by analyzing color offsets and stereo imaging delays in spacecraft data, converting unwanted image artifacts into scientific measurements of wind velocity and direction.</span

The research team tracked movement patterns for 373 of the detected dust devils by analyzing color offsets and stereo imaging delays in spacecraft data, converting unwanted image artifacts into scientific measurements of wind velocity and direction.

Many dust devils were concentrated in Amazonis Planitia, a smooth plain covered with fine dust and sand that provides ideal conditions for formation due to its flat terrain and high solar illumination during summer months on Mars.</span

Many dust devils were concentrated in Amazonis Planitia, a smooth plain covered with fine dust and sand that provides ideal conditions for formation due to its flat terrain and high solar illumination during summer months on Mars.

The findings will help plan future Mars missions by providing wind condition data for landing sites, enabling scientists to estimate dust accumulation on rover solar panels and determine optimal cleaning schedules for sustained operations.</span

The findings will help plan future Mars missions by providing wind condition data for landing sites, enabling scientists to estimate dust accumulation on rover solar panels and determine optimal cleaning schedules for sustained operations.

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