Southwest Research Institute Scientist Captures Evidence of Dynamic Seasonal Activity on a Martian Sand Dune
February 25, 2021
February 25, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
A Southwest Research Institute scientist examined 11 Mars years of image data to understand the seasonal processes that create linear gullies on the slopes of the megadune in the Russell crater on Mars. In early spring images, captured by two different cameras on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, SwRI's Dr. Cynthia Dinwiddie noticed airborne plumes of dusty material associated with . . .
A Southwest Research Institute scientist examined 11 Mars years of image data to understand the seasonal processes that create linear gullies on the slopes of the megadune in the Russell crater on Mars. In early spring images, captured by two different cameras on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, SwRI's Dr. Cynthia Dinwiddie noticed airborne plumes of dusty material associated with . . .