Brian: "Hi Kye,
On the Blue Forum Marsbug came up with an interesting concept to explain the clumping effect and reduced stickiness of the soil once exposed to the atmosphere. Well worth a read.
Marsbug,
I'm not sure that the liquid film at the ice/vapour interface at depressed temperatures holds true. For sublimation at these temperatures H dangling bonds would seem to be the formation mechanism."
Thanks Brian!I'm not sure it holds true either, I was hoping that someone on the blue forum would either shoot me down for sure or support the idea but I haven't had any replies one way or the other. Ah for my own mars simulation chamber and six months to do some blue sky research!
