Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 6, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Another Word For Mars Is Dust There’s a four-letter word to describe conditions on Mars, and it’s not pretty: Dust. It is everywhere and anywhere on Mars, and dust is a key component of Martian weather, says a Texas A&M University researcher who has spent much of the past nine years observing the Red Planet.Mark Lemmon, associate professor of atmospheric sciences, has served as a camera operator on numerous Mars missions, especially those involving the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Spirit landed in 2004 and transmitted thousands of images back to Earth before it quietly expired in 2010, but its sister rover Opportunity is alive and well and still taking short trips and sending back plenty of photos, Lemmon says. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theotherguy Posted May 6, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Is this like Earth and dirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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