Beautiful pictures of Mars from Nasa 2

A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in this stunning, late springtime image of Amazonis Planitia. The length of the shadow indicates that the dust plume reaches more than 800 meters, or half a mile, in height. Mars's thin atmosphere—less than 1% of Earth's—can still whip up considerable winds.

Read more: http://science.time.com/2012/08/06/martian-vistas-a-look-at-curiosity-rovers-new-home/#ixzz2HGvBkg00