Bouncing Sands of Mars Blow in the Wind Because Mars has an atmosphere 100 times less dense than Earth’s, scientists figured hurricane-force winds are needed to move sand around in the thin Martian air, and winds that high are rare.But this turns out to be only half the story. keep reading

Bouncing Sands of Mars Blow in the Wind

Because Mars has an atmosphere 100 times less dense than Earth’s, scientists figured hurricane-force winds are needed to move sand around in the thin Martian air, and winds that high are rare.

But this turns out to be only half the story.

keep reading

Source: news.discovery.com

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