[sac-forum] Which Way is the Wind Blowing?

  • From: Paul Dickson <dickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: SAC-Forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 23:23:46 -0700

From one of the latest images from Spirit shows an asymmetric dust pattern
in the crater "Bonneville".  Which way is the prevailing winds and why do
you think so.  I pretty sure of the line the wind follows, but I'm not
sure of which direction...

    
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040318a/07-JG-01-pan-A074R1_br.jpg
    
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040318a/07-JG-01-pan-A074R1_br2.jpg
    
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040318a/07-JG-01-pan-A074R1.jpg

These links are for the same image, just in order of increasing size and
resolution (second is 1MB, third is 9MB)..

        -Paul


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