Mars

February 13, 2013

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel have been playing in the sand again--that is to say, the sands of Mars. We talk with one of the researchers about what they've discovered about the moving sand dunes of the Martian landscape
 
Then, Baltimore native Laurel Snyder talks about her novel for kids called "Bigger Than a Breadbox," about a girl who misses Charm City when her family moves away. 

This segment originally aired on May 30, 2012

Dr. Nathan Bridges of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has his head in the sand--the sands of Mars. (Well, only figuratively.)

We talk with him about his research on the shifting sands of Mars. Some scientists thought the dunes didn't shift at all --but now we know sand on Mars moves farther and faster than on Earth.

Dr. Nathan Bridges of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has his head in the sand, the sands of Mars. (Well, only figuratively.)

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How and why the sand dunes of Mars move around the planet

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