Nasa Mars Insight lander buzzed by thousands of mysterious ‘dust devils’

The InSight lander, a Nasa spacecraft sent to study the deep interior of Mars (Image: PA/ Nasa) The latest Nasa spacecraft to touch down on Mars has been swarmed by thousands of dust devils. These swirling mini-maelstroms are similar to the whirlwinds which form here on Earth from dust and even snow. However, despite detecting the devils, Insight has been unable to capture one on camera. ‘We have seen the pressure signature of thousands of dust devils, and we have tried to take images at the right times of day,’ said Nasa’s Don Banfield. ‘We’ve caught absolutely no dust devils on camera. Other landers have more effortlessly imaged dust devils, so it’s surprising that we haven’t even captured...