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Re:Mars images rendered in 4K [video] by jessriedel on Monday July 20, 2020 @11:38AM (#23898864)
There is in fact wind. Only ~1% as much air as Earth, but it's sufficient to support phenomena like dust devils.

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/1...

Of course, it's very weak, so it couldn't push over a spacecraft or building like in "The Martian", but I suspect sands shifts on a very slow timescale. I'm not sure.

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Re:Mars images rendered in 4K [video] by DiogenesKynikos on Monday July 20, 2020 @11:59AM (#23899106)
There are "dust devils" on Mars: http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/Dust_devil_....
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Re:Mars images rendered in 4K [video] by jessriedel on Monday July 20, 2020 @05:02PM (#23901876)
You just linked to the ESA version of my NASA link :)
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Re:Mars images rendered in 4K [video] by DiogenesKynikos on Monday July 20, 2020 @06:17PM (#23902457)
I think I meant to reply to the person above you.
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Re:Mars images rendered in 4K [video] by robotresearcher on Monday July 20, 2020 @11:59AM (#23899113)
In the images of the post, you can see these effects of wind-driven sand and dust, such as rippled dunes.
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