top | item 23898724 (no title) cpayne624 | 5 years ago Parallax, maybe, but no wind = no swirling dust or shifting sands, no? discuss order hn newest jessriedel|5 years ago There is in fact wind. Only ~1% as much air as Earth, but it's sufficient to support phenomena like dust devils.https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/1...Of course, it's very weak, so it couldn't push over a spacecraft or building like in "The Martian", but I suspect sands shifts on a very slow timescale. I'm not sure. DiogenesKynikos|5 years ago There are "dust devils" on Mars: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/Dust_devil_.... load replies (1) robotresearcher|5 years ago In the images of the post, you can see these effects of wind-driven sand and dust, such as rippled dunes. pier25|5 years ago But there is wind, and storms. mig39|5 years ago Isn't there wind on Mars?
jessriedel|5 years ago There is in fact wind. Only ~1% as much air as Earth, but it's sufficient to support phenomena like dust devils.https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/1...Of course, it's very weak, so it couldn't push over a spacecraft or building like in "The Martian", but I suspect sands shifts on a very slow timescale. I'm not sure. DiogenesKynikos|5 years ago There are "dust devils" on Mars: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/Dust_devil_.... load replies (1) robotresearcher|5 years ago In the images of the post, you can see these effects of wind-driven sand and dust, such as rippled dunes.
DiogenesKynikos|5 years ago There are "dust devils" on Mars: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/Dust_devil_.... load replies (1)
robotresearcher|5 years ago In the images of the post, you can see these effects of wind-driven sand and dust, such as rippled dunes.
jessriedel|5 years ago
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/1...
Of course, it's very weak, so it couldn't push over a spacecraft or building like in "The Martian", but I suspect sands shifts on a very slow timescale. I'm not sure.
DiogenesKynikos|5 years ago
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mig39|5 years ago