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SS #36 Ayoub et al. (2014) Threshold for sand mobility on Mars calibrated from seasonal variations of sand flux

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms6096.pdf?origin=ppub Salutation: This is the first paper I read combining aeolian and planetary geology. What was awesome? It was helpful! From: Kashauna Mason, Texas A&M

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SS #12 Yu et al. 2018 Where Does Titan Sand Come From: Insight From Mechanical Properties of Titan Sand Candidates

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018JE005651 Salutation: I was stuck thinking about aeolian dunes forming on different planets as a problem purely about if winds are fast enough to pick up grains. This work really opened my eyes to also considering if the grains can … Continue reading

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