1. The dynamic atmospheric and aeolian environment of Jezero crater, Mars.
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Newman, Claire E., Hueso, Ricardo, Lemmon, Mark T., Munguira, Asier, Vicente-Retortillo, Álvaro, Apestigue, Víctor, Martínez, Germán M., Toledo, Daniel, Sullivan, Rob, Herkenhoff, Ken E., de la Torre Juárez, Manuel, Richardson, Mark I., Stott, Alexander E., Murdoch, Naomi, Sanchez-Lavega, Agustín, Wolff, Michael J., Arruego, Ignacio, Sebastián, Eduardo, Navarro, Sara, and Gómez-Elvira, Javier
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SAND dunes , *LUNAR craters , *MARS (Planet) , *CONVECTIVE boundary layer (Meteorology) , *GALE Crater (Mars) , *ATMOSPHERIC boundary layer , *SPACE sciences - Abstract
The article discusses that Despite the importance of sand and dust to Mars geomorphology, weather, and exploration, the processes that move sand and that raise dust to maintain Mars' ubiquitous dust haze and to produce dust storms have not been quantified as the missions lack either the necessary sensors or a sufficiently active aeolian environment.
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- 2022
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