The transport of sand and dust by wind is a potent erosional force, creates sand dunes and
ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an …

The InSight lander carried an Instrument Deployment System (IDS) that included an
Instrument Deployment Arm (IDA), scoop, five finger “claw” grapple, forearm-mounted …

We report the aeolian changes observed in situ by NASA's InSight lander during the first 400
sols of operations: Granule creep, saltation, dust removal, and the formation of dark surface …

Particle lifting in dust devils on both Earth and Mars has been studied from many different
perspectives, including how dust devils could influence the dust cycles of both planets. Here …

The development of dust devil–like vortices in the atmospheric convective boundary layer
(CBL) is studied using large‐eddy simulation (LES). Special focus is placed on the analysis …

Geologic and climatic processes on modern‐day Mars are heavily influenced by aeolian
surface activity, yet the relationship between atmospheric conditions and sediment …

A total of 205 dust devils were detected in 23 High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC)
images taken between January 2004 and July 2006 with the ESA Mars Express orbiter, in …

While steady thruster jets caused only modest surface erosion during previous spacecraft
landings on the Moon and Mars, the pulsed jets from the Phoenix spacecraft led to extensive …

Studies of dust devils, and their impact on society, are reviewed. Dust devils have been
noted since antiquity, and have been documented in many countries, as well as on the …

Atmospheric convective vortices, which become dust devils when they entrain dust from the
surface, are prominent features within Mars' atmosphere which are thought to be a primary …