There are four worlds in our Solar System that have substantial atmospheres and observable surfaces: Venus, Earth, Mars, and Titan. The effects of an atmosphere interacting with a surface are clear: each of these planetary bodies has sand seas covering some fraction of its surface. Hidden within the morphology of these dunes lies a record of climate change that scientists are only beginning to understand.
Sand Seas in the Solar System
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Date
Wednesday, March 02 2011 - 12:00 pm, PST
Speaker
Lori Fenton
Affiliation
Carl Sagan Center for Life in the Universe, SETI Institute
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