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Exploding Dry Ice May Explain Mars’ Puzzling Dune Patterns, Study Finds


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For years, scientists have puzzled over the mysterious gullies etched into the slopes of Mars’ sand dunes. A new experiment has now revealed an explosive answer — carbon dioxide (CO₂) ice may have carved these features on its own. Earth scientist Dr. Lonneke Roelofs of Utrecht University made a finding that blocks of frozen CO₂. This can move down Martian slopes and explode rows of sand outward to…

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