Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future missions to the red planet.

Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars' shifting sands by Lauren Berger, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands Lauren Berger - Texas A&M University 30 mins ago ...

After making decent – if bumpy – progress, we pulled off onto the sand flats and drove slowly toward the dunes, worried we might get stuck in the sand. Having arrived on the outskirts of the ...

Measuring sand patterns in person The shapes and patterns of aeolian bedforms can reveal the environmental conditions that created them.

Scientists already know about Earth’s weather patterns, sand grain size and wind data. By measuring different parts of bedforms on both planets – such as their height, shape and spacing – I can ...