NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 16:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth.
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