Waves and currents on Mars

Tom Brosz — 3/24/2004 6:51:12 AM (archived)

While watching the animations, I was wondering: where were the waves and currents coming from? Wind? Is there enough atmosphere to do that? Was there? Mars' moons aren't exactly going to raise major tides. Are we talking rivers here?

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Waves and currents on Mars - Tom Brosz - 3/24/2004 6:51:12 AM
- Solar-tides. I'll show the simple calculations. - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 3:06:13 PM
  - re: Orbital dynamics, planet rotation/axis affects climate changes. - Marcia - 3/24/2004 4:30:07 PM
    - re: Orbital dynamics, planet rotation/axis affects climate changes. - phil - 3/24/2004 7:02:05 PM
      - I'll settle for fossils of algae on Mars....I'm not expecting they'll find fossils of trilobites there. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 3/24/2004 8:50:45 PM
- sand dunes - jms - 3/24/2004 2:44:05 PM
  - And lighter gravity should make for waves. (n/t) - Bowser - 3/24/2004 3:06:53 PM
- re: Waves and currents and rivers on Mars. Yes and why not? - Johannes - 3/24/2004 2:13:53 PM
- re: Waves and currents on Mars - Doug - 3/24/2004 2:00:11 PM
- Beats the hell out of me. - Bowser - 3/24/2004 1:47:35 PM
  - re: Beats the hell out of me. - bruced - 3/24/2004 9:37:21 PM
    - I was thinking more of smoke and ash. - Bowser - 3/25/2004 1:41:41 AM

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