Hum Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) ? Sand is blowing in the wind on the surface of Mars ? at least in some places. NASA on Thursday released images documenting dozens of spots on the red planet where sand dunes shifted several yards. Scientists had suspected this was occurring but thought it was limited to a few locations. The latest images were taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been photographing the Martian surface since 2005. Dust is constantly being blown around on Mars, but sand grains are tougher to move. In a study published online in the journal Geology, scientists surmised that the planet has stronger winds than expected in order to move the sand. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevember Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 so wait let me get this straight. On Mars there is wind and sand. I hope everybody is keeping up. Now you put the wind and sand together and the sand dunes move? Unbelievable I would never have thought of that. Sarcasm over awesome pictures but not really surprising is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Won't blowing sand mess up our landing spaceships ? :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 So when are we going to start building there? Send a rocket with some bulldozers and a crew of builders = bingo. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 ^ Already a secret, manned base there -- shhhh -- don't tell. :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 here we go with the secret Mars colony again...Hum's Folly, i'm sure it's called. and yeah i had the same initial reaction as steve's, i mean we know there's sand and wind on Mars so what's the big deal? but then of course it's a big deal, it's sand and wind on another world, and we need to build public enthusiasm about it. this is what NASA's trying to do, as they're trying to make Mars more relatable to people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevember Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 ^ Already a secret, manned base there -- shhhh -- don't tell. :shiftyninja: From anybody else I would think they were joking. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) ? Sand is blowing in the wind on the surface of Mars ? at least in some places. NASA on Thursday released images documenting dozens of spots on the red planet where sand dunes shifted several yards. Scientists had suspected this was occurring but thought it was limited to a few locations. The latest images were taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been photographing the Martian surface since 2005. Dust is constantly being blown around on Mars, but sand grains are tougher to move. In a study published online in the journal Geology, scientists surmised that the planet has stronger winds than expected in order to move the sand. source So let me get this right. We can't find one guy in the middle of the desert, but we can see sand dunes moving "A few yards" some hundred million miles away? fantastic :-p /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 understand your frustration Evan but for the record Mars isn't a hundred million miles away right now :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 So let me get this right. We can't find one guy in the middle of the desert, but we can see sand dunes moving "A few yards" some hundred million miles away? fantastic :-p /s A picture showing sand dunes moving a few yards means that it will still be there tomorrow, and next week, and next year, etc... A guy in the middle of the desert won't be in the same spot 30 seconds from now... Nice try at the failed logic though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 A picture showing sand dunes moving a few yards means that it will still be there tomorrow, and next week, and next year, etc... A guy in the middle of the desert won't be in the same spot 30 seconds from now... Nice try at the failed logic though... Nice try at getting that /s tag at the end indicating sarcasm... BLNT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 understand your frustration Evan but for the record Mars isn't a hundred million miles away right now :rofl: Exaggeration sir....exaggeration I'm sorry for not stating that it was 249,169,848.087 miles away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Poster Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 wind moves dust.... sand moves... conclusion stronger winds... >_> i got all excited thought maybe some kind of other element... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 i actually though Mars was a lot closer than that, since when is the guy that far away :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Have they found any Spice Melange yet? Reacon and soniqstylz 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 heh heh spice melange...that's just another unobtainium. but Mars does kind of look like Arrakis...desert planet...wheels within wheels...where's Floating Fatman when you need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 ^ What you been smokin' Neo ? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 ^ I smell a Fish Speaker :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Fish Speakers! you also think i'm a girl! no, i'm not, i'm a Duncan Idaho ghola! we will prove very useful when the colonization of Dune, i mean Mars, commences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Fish Speakers! you also think i'm a girl! no, i'm not, i'm a Duncan Idaho ghola! we will prove very useful when the colonization of Dune, i mean Mars, commences. Let's date anyway -- on Mars. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacon Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Have they found any Spice Melange yet? None of the rovers just magically disappeared, so I doubt there are worms :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 None of the rovers just magically disappeared, so I doubt there are worms :( Rovers move without rhythm, they don't attract the worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted December 11, 2011 Member Share Posted December 11, 2011 Rovers move without rhythm, they don't attract the worms. You mean Leto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phouchg Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 You mean Leto? We've missed the chance to waste the abomination back when there was water in Scamander Vallis, we'll have to smuggle it. Any word on how's that no-ship project coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 heh heh the abomination...i love that word! cralias, back to sietch tabr with you, you've spent too much time on the bled! Hum - if you can get us to Mars I WILL DATE YOU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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