How saltation triggers the massive seasonal dust storms on Mars
In short: This video captures the Anemoi4 team from Duisburg Essen University conducting the WINDMILL experiment. They used a parabolic flight in a Zero-G aircraft to study the specific conditions that cause Martian dust grains to saltate.
In the 2016 Fly Your Thesis! campaign, programme, researchers utilized the Novespace A310 Zero-G aircraft to simulate weightlessness. The WINDMILL project sought to determine the exact requirements for efficient saltation of dust grains. Understanding this mechanism is essential for explaining the famous seasonal dust storms observed on Mars.
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