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Mars can be swallowed by planet-wide dust storms

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When Mars decides to have a windy day, it fundamentally ruins the entire planet. Thanks to extremely low gravity and a thin atmosphere, fine red dust can easily get swept into gigantic global storms that completely block out the sun for months at a time. It turns the whole world into an impenetrable, angry red sphere of aggressive static electricity.

Mars can be swallowed by planet-wide dust storms
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