we’ve been studying the dust storms on Mars for quite some time and there’s a
Mars for quite some time and there’s a
Mars for quite some time and there’s a particular season where some of the dust
particular season where some of the dust
particular season where some of the dust storms can actually go global not just
storms can actually go global not just
storms can actually go global not just regional but global dust storms on Mars
regional but global dust storms on Mars
regional but global dust storms on Mars can be absolutely enormous it can be 20
can be absolutely enormous it can be 20
can be absolutely enormous it can be 20 to 40 kilometers high and in fact the
to 40 kilometers high and in fact the
to 40 kilometers high and in fact the dust can get charged and in the case of
dust can get charged and in the case of
dust can get charged and in the case of these really tall dust storms lightning
these really tall dust storms lightning
these really tall dust storms lightning can strike these dust storms are huge
can strike these dust storms are huge
can strike these dust storms are huge they can cover the entire planet they
they can cover the entire planet they
they can cover the entire planet they can last for months they’re visible from
can last for months they’re visible from
can last for months they’re visible from space Mars just kind of turns into a
space Mars just kind of turns into a
space Mars just kind of turns into a hazy red ball and we can’t see surface
hazy red ball and we can’t see surface
hazy red ball and we can’t see surface features anymore with our satellites the
features anymore with our satellites the
features anymore with our satellites the dust it’s not like sand
dust it’s not like sand
dust it’s not like sand it’s like talcum powder it’s very very
it’s like talcum powder it’s very very
it’s like talcum powder it’s very very microscopically small nasty dust
microscopically small nasty dust
microscopically small nasty dust particles and if they get into your
particles and if they get into your
particles and if they get into your lungs to human safety issue so you would
lungs to human safety issue so you would
lungs to human safety issue so you would want to try to keep it out as much as
want to try to keep it out as much as
want to try to keep it out as much as possible there’s a lot of dust on Mars
possible there’s a lot of dust on Mars
possible there’s a lot of dust on Mars you know we’ve learned from our Rovers
you know we’ve learned from our Rovers
you know we’ve learned from our Rovers on Mars that they’re constantly getting
on Mars that they’re constantly getting
on Mars that they’re constantly getting covered in dust and one of the problems
covered in dust and one of the problems
covered in dust and one of the problems with solar panels is the dust would
with solar panels is the dust would
with solar panels is the dust would cover them almost instantly or they
cover them almost instantly or they
cover them almost instantly or they would simply block out the Sun so much
would simply block out the Sun so much
would simply block out the Sun so much that they don’t work if you’ve got a
that they don’t work if you’ve got a
that they don’t work if you’ve got a dust storm that lasted for a month on
dust storm that lasted for a month on
dust storm that lasted for a month on Mars and you were relying on solar power
Mars and you were relying on solar power
Mars and you were relying on solar power you’d be in big trouble
you’d be in big trouble
you’d be in big trouble [Music]
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