Electric Sand: How Titan's Dunes Got Their Weird Shapes

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A billion kilometers away from Earth's oldest and most majestic sand dunes, Saturn's moon Titan is also sporting some impressive features at its equatorial deserts, thanks to radar imaging from the Cassini orbiter. Yet Titan's dunes aren't just formed by winds; electrostatic forces are also at work, according to new research from School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Josef Dufek, and graduate students Josh Mendez Harper and George McDonald.

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College of Sciences

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Aerospace
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College of Sciences, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Josef Dufek, Josh Mendez Harper, George McDonald, Titan, sand dunes, electrostatic sand
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  • Created By: Renay San Miguel
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Apr 5, 2017 - 9:14pm
  • Last Updated: Apr 7, 2017 - 9:26am