The reason Mars has such bad dust storms now

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The Acrimonious Academic — 7/22/2007 8:02:49 PM (archived)

Is due to the lack of vegetation to hold in the soil and large amounts of liquid water.

The eons of wind and other forces wearing the rocks and regolith down to a very
fine powder has also contributed to why so much dust gets kicked into the Martian air.

Terraforming should solve that problem, among a host of others.

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Mars Entirely Engulfed In Dust Storm - Jeff F - 7/20/2007 12:47:16 PM
- If only the rovers were nuclear powered - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/20/2007 7:39:11 PM
  - re: If only the rovers were nuclear powered - TB - 7/21/2007 3:08:06 AM
    - Another point... - TB - 7/21/2007 3:09:43 AM
      - re: Another point... - Eri - 7/21/2007 3:12:53 PM
        
        It could be worse - e - 7/21/2007 4:36:30 PM
        
        Hopefull such dust storms will go away... - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/22/2007 6:47:20 PM
        
        Wouldn't they get worse with a higher atmospheric pressure? (n/t) - Raoul - 7/22/2007 7:35:14 PM
        
        The reason Mars has such bad dust storms now - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/22/2007 8:02:49 PM
        
        Because it is summer in the southern hemisphere - Raoul - 7/22/2007 8:58:30 PM
  - Dust devils have regularly cleaned the panels (n/t) - Raoul - 7/20/2007 7:48:47 PM
    - But they should not have had to rely on that chance event - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/20/2007 7:56:11 PM
      - They were lucky indeed; I wonder how long can a dust storm last... - Raoul - 7/20/2007 8:43:28 PM

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