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• Dust storms
  '''Dust storms''' on [[Mars]] cover large areas and can last more than a month. ...ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(Weir_novel)</ref>. However dust storms on Mars are significant events that must be taken into account for p
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• Dust Storms
  #REDIRECT [[Dust storms]]
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• Dust devils
  '''Dust devils''' are a common appearance on the [[mars|Martian]] surface. They sho [[Image:dust_devils.gif|thumb|right|300px|Dust devils photographed by Mars Rover Spirit]]
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• Dust collector
  ...st collector.jpg|thumb|500x500px|A highly speculative image of an array of dust collectors feeding atmospheric compressors on Mars. Sized for 50 m3/s of ma A dust collector is a device used to separate dust from air in an [[atmospheric processing]] system.
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• Dust Storms
  #REDIRECT [[Dust storms]]
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• Dust storms
  '''Dust storms''' on [[Mars]] cover large areas and can last more than a month. ...ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(Weir_novel)</ref>. However dust storms on Mars are significant events that must be taken into account for p
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• Mars 3
  ...s. The partially transmitted picture showed no details, probably caused by dust storm effects. There has been some debate as to whether or not the soft la
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• Dust collector
  ...st collector.jpg|thumb|500x500px|A highly speculative image of an array of dust collectors feeding atmospheric compressors on Mars. Sized for 50 m3/s of ma A dust collector is a device used to separate dust from air in an [[atmospheric processing]] system.
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• Recent Liquid Flow on Mars
  ...at wind can become heavily laden with dust and flow downwards to leave the dust collected in a broad flat pool, but the images in this case make that expla
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• Origin of Mars and its Elemental Composition
  ...of the sun should have formed in on the order of 300,000 years. A disk of dust grains rotating about the protosun coagulated into kilometer sized planetes Since [[Mars]] and Earth formed from the dust in a single nebula from dust grains that formed at not greatly different distances form the proto sun an
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• Dust devils
  '''Dust devils''' are a common appearance on the [[mars|Martian]] surface. They sho [[Image:dust_devils.gif|thumb|right|300px|Dust devils photographed by Mars Rover Spirit]]
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• Environmental conditions
  High wind speeds can occur in large-scale [[Dust storms|storms]] or small [[dust devils]]. There is evidence that wind speeds can exceed 50 meters/second ( *[[Dust storms]]: 17-30 m/s
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• Lightning
  ...0px|An artist's impression of electrical discharge in a Mars [[dust storms|dust storm]].]] ...re be very low). Needless to say, if lightning does occur during intense [[dust storms]], Mars settlers will be at massive risk.
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• Roads
  ...ving vehicles using purely optical systems might have some difficulty in a dust storm, but radar based sensors might be added. References for sensors, emb
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• Settlement systems
  ...sibility is heating the perchlorates, as this will release oxygen, but the dust must first be collected. ...to be brought inside from time to time for maintenance, so the problem of dust on the suits does not entirely go away.
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• Lyot Crater
  ...from approximately 20 to 200 microns (μm); hence, the dust that can cover dust devil tracks may only be the thickness of a human hair.<ref>https://en.wiki ...Dunes, as seen by HiRISE. Click on image to see light-toned deposits and dust devil tracks.
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• Perchlorate
  ...thyroid hormone in fetuses, newborns, and children are not. Perchlorate dust affects lung tissue. *Reducing dust intake into the settlement is a good objective. Washing vehicles, spacesui
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• Magnesite
  ...agnesium and Carbon that is present on Mars. It was identified in Martian dust in [[Gusev Crater]] by the [[Spirit]] rover.
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• Solar panel
  ...ng the Martian winter when the intensity of the sunlight is reduced, and [[dust storms]] have from time to time caused severe reductions in the available p *Attenuation through accumulated dust= 0,9
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• Solar concentrator
  *'''Dust storms'''. During dust storms direct solar illumination may fall to nothing, while indirect illumi ...ol might be useful to reduce the adhesion of dust. Likely, some amount of dust will be considered too difficult to remove and a lower efficiency will be a
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• Martian weather
  Local dust storms Global dust storms
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• Photovoltaics
  ...some sort of automated cleaner (which itself must be maintained). During dust storms energy losses of 25 to 50% are typical, tho 95% power losses have ha ...Solar power stations orbiting the planet would avoid dust accumulation and dust storms, but a significant amount of energy (~20%) would be lost beaming the
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• Gusev Crater
  ...maybe bromine compounds. All the rocks are covered with a fine coating of dust. One type can be brushed off, while another needed to be ground off by the ...nd Arabia that have been detected by orbiting satellites. A thin layer of dust, maybe less than one millimeter thick covers all surfaces.<ref name="Bell,
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• MGS Oblique Views
  What MGS is less well known for is it's "oblique" views. Taken to monitor [[dust storms]] and [[clouds]], and the "[[limb]]" of Mars, these views are incred ...e]], which although very different to the one on Earth, nevertheless has [[dust storms]], haze, and a "terminator" between the Mars atmosphere and space. T
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• Imaging Spectroscopy
  ...he atmosphere.  Among other findings, it was used to better understand how dust warms the Martian atmosphere by absorbing sunlight.<ref>Johns Hopkins Appli ...[[Mars Global Surveyor]] used thermal emission spectroscopy to learn about dust in the Martian atmosphere and the surface temperature on Mars.<ref>Arizona
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• Zhurong
  ...last month. Zhurong had anti dust coatings on its solar cells, but moving dust on Mars builds up static charges which cause them to stick to surfaces stro
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• Research
  *Dust collection *Dust collection
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• Flow battery
  ...power for weeks or months (which is long enough to outlast a huge Martian Dust storm). ...ar panel]]<nowiki/>s, then they can lose 95% of their power during massive dust storms – which can last several weeks. A battery which can provide power
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• Atmospheric processing
  ...lects Martian atmosphere and passes it through filters to separate out the dust. Then a compressor increases the pressure of the atmosphere to reach a poi ...Ariane, Michael Swanwick, Paul Sorensen, and Darius Modarress. "Two-Stage Dust Removal System for Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization Systems: System Sizing
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• MOC Public Targeting Program
  ...vil tracks in Eridania.JPG|Pattern of large and small tracks made by giant dust devils as seen by Mars Global Surveyor.
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• Sunlight
  ...rit photograph. This is due to sun scattering of other wavelength by the dust in the Martian atmosphere. Due to the dust, sunlight on Mars is usually fairly diffuse. It comes from many directions
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• Mars Global Surveyor
  ...features, polar caps that expand and recede, the polar energy balance, and dust and clouds as they migrate over a seasonal cycle. ...vil tracks in Eridania.jpg|Pattern of large and small tracks made by giant dust devils as seen under the MOC Public Targeting Program. Image is located in
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• Wind turbine
  ...ethods of power generation are inappropriate, such as during [[Dust storms|dust storms]] which can obscure the sun for weeks at a time, thereby rendering [ ...rth, so wind power is, at first glance, negligible, and the extremely fine dust is a concern (see below). If Mars' atmosphere were to be thickened by [[Te
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• Regolith
  '''Regolith''' is the layer of rocky or icy debris, [[sand]], and [[dust]] made by [[meteorites|meteoritic]] impact and erosion that forms the upper ...om L. (2000). Mineralogic and compositional properties of Martian soil and dust: Results from Mars Pathfinder. ''Journal of Geophysical Research'', 105(E1)
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• Astronautics
  Dust and micrometeorites
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• Bacteria Colonists
  ...Some bacteria can break these down, if water is available. Thus the toxic dust problem on Mars will gradually go away as Mars becomes warmer and wetter. Other bacteria can feed on compounds in soil and dust.
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• Genetic engineering
  *Better endurance for dark periods (e.g. [[dust storms]] or temporary [[energy]] outages)
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• Medusae Fossae
  ...July 20, 2018 The Medusae Fossae Formation as the single largest source of dust on Mars". Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723.</ref> ...termined that the Medusae Fossae Formation as the single largest source of dust on Mars.<ref>
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• Surface composition
  ...planet. This dust is blown globally by storms, creating massive seasonal [[dust storms]] that can last for months.
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• Minerals
  ...of them by the [[Mössbauer spectrometer]] [[MIMOS II]]. The atmospheric [[dust]] contains minerals, which allows [[atmospheric mining]]. The crust is enr ...on ore]], a source of [[Iron]] on Earth and is a major part of the Martian dust which is found planet wide.
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• Olympus Mons
  Much of the terrain is obscured by fine dust covering the underlying bedrock but Olympus Mons probably has the same comp ...clouds frequently drift over the Olympus Mons summit, and airborne Martian dust is still present.<ref>Hartmann, W.K. ''A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The My
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• Noctis Labyrinthus
  ...formed in many ways such as volcanic flows, volcanic eruptions, wind blown dust, and under bodies of water. Layers that break up into large boulders or bl ...nerals as deposits and/or cementing agents. Hence, layers composed of just dust after being cemented could form a hard lyer that does not easily erode awa
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• How living on Mars will be different than living on Earth
  ...<ref> https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/the-fact-and-fiction-of-martian-dust-storms</ref> However, because the air is so thin, the wind has little ef ==Dust and dust Storms==
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• Meteoric iron
  ...diameter to the extent that they explode in the air and leave no trace but dust on the ground but slows 100 foot diameter iron [[meteoroid]]s so they have
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• Create a settlement
  ...e provided by batteries, while longer term back up in the event of a large dust storm could come from an electrical generator with a methane powered motor. ...er|nuclear reactor]] provides power during the night of if a [[Dust storms|dust storm]] blocks the light for the photovoltaics. The [[Nuclear power|Kilopo
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• Mars Pathfinder
  -Long a mystery, airborne dust was found to be magnetic, and maybe composed of the mineral maghemite, a hi ...and pressure sensors. These tiny wind swirls may serve as a way of mixing dust in the air..
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• List of current missions
  |Hibernation - dust storm
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• Spirit
  ...nerals (maybe bromine compounds). All the rocks contain a fine coating of dust and one or more harder kinds of substance. One type can be brushed off, wh ...d Tharsis that have been detected by orbiting satellites. A thin layer of dust, maybe less than one millimeter thick, covers all surfaces. Besides being
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• Metallurgy
  ...eratures can form carbonyls. Metal atoms leave the surface of the rock or dust, and form a toxic liquid formed of a metal ion surrounded by several carbon
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• Silicon
  Silica dust is a known cancer causing agent. Dust collectors and atmospheric treatment systems will be required in production
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• Sublimation landscapes on Mars
  ...is believed that much of the ground on Mars contains a great deal of ice. Dust is also present in varying amounts with the ice. ...and other debris. If cracks occur, ice sublimates along the surface. Any dust remaining will eventually be blown away by the wind. The resulting surface
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• Meteorites
  ...ce energetically. Impact causes planetary [[crater|cratering]], ejecta and dust (forming a layer of [[regolith]] on planets with low geological activity su Dust (or smaller) Meteorite impact frequency on Mars<ref name=":0" />
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• Dark slope streaks
  ...r the equator; they are believed to be avalanches involving bright Martian dust moving down slope and exposing the dark underlying rock. However, some res Dark slope streaks are found on dust-covered slopes, particular near the equator.<ref name="Chuang10">Chuang, F.
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• Noachis quadrangle
  ...craft attempted to land in a giant dust storm and in an area that has many dust devils.<ref>Hartmann, W. 2003. A Traveler's Guide to Mars. Workman Publi ...on.</ref> This mantle material probably fell from the air as ice formed on dust when the climate was different due to changes in the tilt of the Mars pole.
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• Laser communication systems
  Lasers on the ground may be scattered by [[Dust storms]], where as radio waves are not effected. If the laser was in orbit
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• Foundation
  ...sure on the buildings even in the strongest winds. However, high velocity dust might scratch windows and damages surface finishes or solar cells.
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• Atmosphere
  ...y:chemistry|chemicals]], and it forms a visible sky, mostly from dispersed dust. Also note that it protects from lower energy radiation particles, stoppin At times of large dust storms, the atmosphere is warmer due to the dust intercepting and reradiating heat.
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• Water Infrastructure
  *Extracted water may contain contaminants such as dust, salts and other materials. *Water is used for cleaning and dust control. Water may be used to clean equipment and remove perchlorates.
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• Argyre quadrangle
  ...been much thicker and contained more moisture. The amount of atmospheric dust also has increased and decreased. It is believed that these frequent change ==Dust devil tracks==
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• Cellulose
  ...ian atmosphere that has been [[Atmospheric_processing|filtered]] to remove dust and then compressed to produce the low pressure atmosphere. A [[Photobiorea
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• Periodic climate changes on Mars
  ...phere. Moisture in the atmosphere will fall as snow or as ice frozen onto dust grains. Calculations suggest this material will concentrate in the mid-lat ...ulation models of the Martian atmosphere predict accumulations of ice-rich dust in the same areas where ice-rich features are found.
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• Cost of energy on Mars
  ...thane/oxygen form for long term, with gensets used to produce power during dust storms. ...anism would be fitted with elements allowing for a self cleaning phase for dust removal. The panels are mounted on a single rotating and extending boom, t
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• Crew 188 Astronomy Reports
  ...take the role of Hab-Com until our Commander, Ryan, was finished with his dust experiments which are conducted at the time of the departure and return of
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• Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle
  ...sher=University of Arizona Press|isbn=978-0-8165-1257-7</ref> Other global dust storms have also been observed, since that time. ...t it was thought that the shaking of the ground from the impact caused the dust avalanches, but if that was the case the dark streaks would have been arran
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• Observing Mars with a Telescope
  ...ee main regions can be seen: the polar caps, lighter areas of rust-colored dust, and darker areas of exposed volcanic rock.<ref name=":3" /> ...rkings can appear to morph in size and shape due to changes in atmospheric dust, a phenomenon which was interpreted by early astronomers as resulting from
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• The beauty of Mars from 150 miles
  ...t devils. When a dust devil passes, it removes the thin coating of bright dust. One then sees the dark undersurface.]] ...t devils. When a dust devil passes, it removes the thin coating of bright dust. One then sees the dark undersurface.
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• Energy
  ...must be taken into account. Performance decreases with higher latitudes. Dust storms can last for months during which solar panels are reduced in power. ...movements of the [[atmosphere]] and can produce large amounts of energy. [[Dust storms]] may have abrasive effect on the rotor blades, increasing the maint
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• Crater
  ...[[Mars]] surface cause highly energetic impacts, ejecting rock, [[regolith|dust]] and gases into the atmosphere and surrounding landscape. Most of Mars' cr
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• Research on greenhouses & assumptions
  ...ch the outer dome also protects against UV radiation. At night and during dust storms a further insulating cover could be deployed to stop radiant heat lo ...m clouds on Earth is greater than the average interference from clouds and dust on Mars.
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• Opportunity
  ...ere not able to function because sunlight was cut off by planet-encircling dust storm, which was first detected May 30.<ref>https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8364 ...be produced by these cells. However, at times, due to the accumulation of dust, change in season, or due to atmospheric conditions the energy production i
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• Hydroponics
  * No influence from exterior weather, no influence from dust storms.
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• Greenhouse
  ==Minimum Light levels for house plants or during dust storms== ...solar cells with an efficiency of 15% (locally produced cells and ignoring dust covering them), and noting that solar power is weaker on Mars (further from
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• Airship
  *The large surface of the airship would results in strong forces during [[dust storms]].
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• Terra Sirenum
  ...s deposited, then moves into the crater. Once inside the crater shade and dust preserve the snow, the snow changes to ice. The many concentric lines are ...aser, R. Kahn, C. Carson, and D. Pidek. 1979. Properties and effects of dust suspended in the martian atmosphere. J. Geophys. Res. 84, 2929-2945. </re
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• Propellant storage
  .... The liquefaction process involves removal of certain components, such as dust, acid gases, helium, water, and heavy hydrocarbons, which could cause diffi
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• Amazonis quadrangle
  ...pended in the atmosphere and transported long distances.<ref>Tanaka, K. L. Dust and ice deposition in the Martian geologic record. Icarus 144, 254–266 (2 Dark slope streaks are narrow, avalanche-like features common on dust-covered slopes in the equatorial regions.<ref>Chuang, F.C.; Beyer, R.A.; Br
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• Mariner 9
  ...e the Moon with a surface covered with nothing but craters. After a major dust storm cleared, Mariner 9 took pictures of 100 percent of the surface and re
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• Greenhouse gases
  ...ch gas relatively unhindered and heats up the surface below. (On Mars, the dust in the atmosphere also causes signifiant heating.) When the planet re-emit
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• Experimental setup
  ...shape of the rotor wings for thin air is needed. The stability for heavy [[dust storms]] must be considered. Additionaly we need an [[Needed explorations#W
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• Thaumasia quadrangle
  ...t6 = Pidek | first6 = D. | year = 1979 | title = Properties and effects of dust suspended in the martian atmosphere | url = | journal = J. Geophys. Res. | ==Dust devil tracks==
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• Production
  ...beam crane, 3D fab units. Plants are used to encourage cleanliness and a dust free environment. Skylights let some martian light enter the area. but mos
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• What settlers would miss
  ...salmon coloured because of dust in the air. During periods with very low dust, the Martian Skys can be a deep blue.
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• Arcadia quadrangle
  ...tellites which went in orbit about the planet. Ridge networks, glaciers, dust devil tracks, slope streaks, gullies, latitude dependent mantle, old river ...h 2011|year=1992|publisher=University of Arizona Press|</ref> Other global dust storms have also been observed, since that time.
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• Lighting
  ...ght. [[Rover|Rovers]] must have headlamps for driving at night or during [[dust storms]]. Many plants require more sunlight than is available on the Martian surface. [[Dust storms]] can also obscure the sun for months at a time. Artificial lighting
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• High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)
  ...many features appear much darker. Much of Mars is covered by a brown/red dust that gives little contrast. Pictures would be very bland. ...s to better identify rocks and minerals. Redder colors usually mean more dust is present, on the other hand bluer colors may show coarser-grained rocks a
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• Arsia Mons
  .../ref> there is some debate about the nature of the clouds whether they are dust particles or water vapor <ref name=":13">THEMIS: Ice-rich clouds over Arsia
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• Solar System
  ...e gas giants, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and vast amounts of dust and debris. Also, Mars.
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• EVA Suit
  ...reduce contamination of the habitat by preventing any ingress of exterior dust.
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• Fail-safe
  If losing solar power is a possibility, for example during a dust storm, the redundancy at a system level would require a separate power sour
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• Jezero Crater
  ...rganics are not only inside of abraded rocks SHERLOC analyzed, but in the dust on non-abraded rock. ...s (Sols), the Perseverance Rover in Jezero Crater found that at least four dust devils pass Perseverance on a typical Martian day and that more than one pe
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• Eridania quadrangle
  ...idespread on Mars, but extremely rare on the Earth. Eridania has gullies, dust devil tracks, glaciers, craters, and gorgeous dunes. == Dust devil tracks ==
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• Sisyphi Montes
  ...ounderice.jpg |left|thumb|px|Labeled CTX image from Sisyphi Montes showing dust devil tracks and a possible "tuya" A tuya is created by a volcanic erupti
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• Diacria quadrangle
  ...nto a gas instead of melting first. Dry ice does this on the Earth. Some dust devils were observed. ...overed by a thick smooth mantle that is thought to be a mixture of ice and dust. This ice-rich mantle, a few yards thick, smoothes the land. Because ther
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• Bringing down Phobos
  The crash would have a global impact on Mars' atmosphere and climate. Dust that is evaporated into the atmosphere would temporarily reduce the [[sunli
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• Earth-supported colony
  *Food storage would also be required, at least enough to survive a long dust storm, or a missed synod.
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• Phobos
  The Soviet spacecraft [[Phobos 2]] reported a faint but steady release of dust particles from Phobos, but the spacecraft failed before it could determine
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• Mars
  ...in the planetary atmospheric pressure and can contribute to planet scale [[Dust storms]]. ...Olympus Mons. But it is thick enough to support very strong winds and vast dust storms that on occasion engulf the entire planet for months. Mars’ thin a
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• Viking 2
  ...d repeatedly to determine the nature of the magnetic component in Martian dust. Studies with magnets aboard the Viking landers indicated that the soil i ...in pure magnetite or just one type of maghemite. Rather, they thought Mars dust probably was an aggregate possibly cemented withferric oxide (Fe<sub>2</sub
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• Memnonia quadrangle
  ...the dust storm.<ref>Kieffer. 1992. ISBN|0-517-00192-6</ref> Other global dust storms have also been observed, since that time. Dark streaks can be seen ...oris Ivanov, Alfred S. McEwen, Ingrid J. Daubar. Impact air blast triggers dust avalanches on Mars. Icarus, 2012; 217 (1): 194 10.1016/j.icarus.2011.10.026
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• Mare Australe quadrangle
  ...the ground and go hundreds of feet into the air. At another season, giant dust devils move over the landscape. Much of the environs is full of things rel ...ed forms, which were determined to be caused by carbon dioxide gas blowing dust around at certain times of the year.
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• List of books set on Mars
  |Red Dust
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• Hellas Planitia
  ...nhill, and is now protected from sublimation by a layer of rock debris and dust. Sublimation is when a solid changes directly to a gas without passing thro
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• Arabia quadrangle
  ...esas, and ridges. Some believe that during certain climate changes an ice-dust layer was deposited; later, parts were eroded to form buttes and mesas.<ref ...pdf</ref> So, in summary, research supports the idea that materials (ice, dust) were deposited in craters and in the area around the craters. Later, grou
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• Mars Perseverance Rover
  ...home to several instruments. The arm has an instrument called the Gaseous Dust Removal Tool (GDRT) and the drill. The tools found on the turret are SHERL ...ctrometers. The instruments can identify harmful particles in the Martian dust. This is important for future manned missions. SuperCam has a more powerf
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