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How the shapes of martian sand dunes reveal the planet’s winds
Barchan dunes on Mars, captured right here by the HiRISE digicam on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit score: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona Scientists…
Sand dunes reveal atmospheric wind patterns on Mars
Barchan dune field maps on Mars produced by machine learning, with inferred dune migration and wind directions. Credit: Geophysical Research…
Amazing Video Takes Flight Across the Dunes of Mars
Mars may be a cold, dry, dead world, but it’s still part of nature. As part of nature, it displays…
Study finds Martian dunes were eroded by a shift in prevailing winds after the planet’s last ice age
The Martian dune formation and Martian climate in the Zhurong rover exploration zone. Credit: NAOC Detailed analysis of data obtained…
China’s Mars rover finds signs of recent water in sand dunes
This Aug. 26, 2003, image made available by NASA shows Mars as it lines up with the Sun and the…
Round sand dunes on Mars puzzle scientists
View larger. | NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) took this photo of round sand dunes on Mars on November 22,…