Scientists measure Martian sand movement: Dune migration rates appear to be similar to those on Earth
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 12:01
in Astronomy & Space
Last year, images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured sand dunes and ripples moving across the surface of Marsobservations that challenged previously held beliefs that there was not a lot of movement on the red planet's surface. Now, technology developed by a team at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has allowed scientists to measure these activities for the very first time.
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