The transition between sand ripples and megaripples on Mars

figure_1[Editor’s note: From a paper by James Zimbelman recently published in Icarus.]

The transition between sand ripples and megaripples on Mars

• HiRISE images of small sand dunes and megaripples in Gamboa and Matara craters on Mars suggest that there may be a transition from sand ripples to megaripples.

HiRISE images of small sand dunes and megaripples in Gamboa and Matara craters on Mars raise intriguing questions regarding the relationship between sand ripples and megaripples. The observations suggest that there might be a progressive transition from sand ripples to megaripples, something worthy of consideration by the community as analysis of HiRISE images continues. [More at link]

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