Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year.
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When A Desert Planet And Ocean Planet Mix: A Saharan Dust Plume
Sandstorms, which are common over the Sahara, occur when large amounts of dust particles from the desert are swept up by strong winds. They can float for days or even […]
Posted inAstrogeology, Caves, Craters, Mountains, Subsurface, Lava Tubes, Desert Worlds, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Science Fiction, Status Report
Orbital View Of A Desert World: No, This Is Not Sietch Tabr On Arrakis
This is not Sietch Tabr On Arrakis. It is the Rihat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara – on our home world, Earth.