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A new understanding of Mars is beginning to emerge, thanks to data from the first year of NASA's InSight lander mission

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    insegnamante
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    Pretty interesting. I would have liked a little more explanation of why whirlwinds are great for subsurface seismic exploration. I can't imagine that a whirlwind would create enough vibrations or...

    Pretty interesting. I would have liked a little more explanation of why whirlwinds are great for subsurface seismic exploration. I can't imagine that a whirlwind would create enough vibrations or suction to affect the subsurface.

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      There's a lot more info overall on this page (but it's also a much more difficult read). Specifically, this section has more explanation of how they were able to combine some different...

      There's a lot more info overall on this page (but it's also a much more difficult read).

      Specifically, this section has more explanation of how they were able to combine some different observations to analyze the vortices: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-020-0544-y#Sec3

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