2007-10-08 07:25:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I'm guessing that you ask because you think there's no atmosphere on Mars. If I'm wrong, sorry for insulting your intelligence. There is atmosphere, although thinner than Earth's. Winds blowing at hundreds of miles an hour would only just knock a man down because the air's so thin, but the fines on the surface are easily picked up.
2007-10-10 14:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's better to think of these as dust storms rather than sandstorms, as the Martian dust is very fine. They are caused by winds, which in turn are caused by differences in atmospheric pressure.
2007-10-08 15:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same thing as on Earth;-} difference in temperature.
Sun heats atmosphere, warm gases rise, pressure changes.
Atmosphere moves in to equalize pressure changes.
2007-10-08 14:29:40 · answer #3 · answered by Robert S 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Martians that ate ate Taco Bell.....
2007-10-08 14:28:49 · answer #4 · answered by Fuzzybutt 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋