Ancient Impacts on Mars Might Have Spawned Sideways Tornadoes

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Ancient cosmic impacts on Mars might have created powerful wind vortices similar to sideways tornadoes, and the whirling winds would have rolled across the Red Planet’s surface like barrels, a new study finds. The streaks that those winds left behind could help reveal details about Mars’ past, the researchers said. The new study’s lead author, […]

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June 11, 2017 at 11:43PM