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I have a general question about the wind on Mars. There has been much talk about wind erosion and ripples and dunes caused by wind.
Since the air pressure on Mars is only 1/100th of that on Earth, it would seem that it would take an enormous wind to move a grain of sand. Does anyone know what the wind speeds are like? We have seen dust devils, and "red outs" that stir things up pretty good.

Stan

Posted by Stan at October 26, 2009 3:53 AM | TrackBack

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