Mars Dunes Announcements
Journal Announcements
Fourth Planetary dunes Workshop Special Issue now available (Aeolian Research)
The special issue for the 2015 Fourth International Planetary Dunes Workshop in Boise, ID is now available online. There are nine papers published in this volume, summarizing the ideas expressed and discussed at this workshop. Topics include aeolian deposits on Venus, terrestrial subaqueous dunes as analogs for Venus, in-depth discussions of the morphology of ridges, transverse aeolian ridges, and dunes on Mars, terrestrial analogs for meter-scale bedforms on Mars, and sedimentary differentiation at the White Sands National Monument, USA. These articles are available in Volume 26 of Aeolian Research, a publication of ScienceDirect, and is available online through this link.
See journal announcements for previous years' workshops in the Journal Announcements Archives.
General Announcements
5TH INTERNATIONAL PLANETARY DUNES WORKSHOP (ST. GEORGE, UT, USA)
Hosted by Dixie State University
The Fifth International Planetary Dunes Workshop (May 16-19, 2017) was hosted by Dixie State University in St. George, UT, USA. The theme of this gathering was "From the Bottom of the Oceans to the OuterLimits of the Solar System", and right from the first session, researchers from all over the world presented their studies of planetary dunes and bedforms in both terrestrial and subaqeous regions on Earth, on Mars and Venus, Titan, Pluto, and even comets.
Multiple sessions consisting of oral presentations and one poster session were presented over the course of the conference. To keep things lively, an all-day field trip to Zion National Park and the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. The first few stops in Zion National Park showcased ancient fluvial and aeolian deposits, while the Coral Pink Sand Dunes are an active dune field, with transverse and barchan dunes and a 30 m star dune. Additional optional field trips on Thursday were to "The Vortex" and to the Snow Canyon area, both of which featured a variety of stratification types. Finally one more hike occurred in Zion National Park along the Canyon Overlook Trail to view the architecture of the Navajo Sandstone.
The objectives of this workshop were to bring together both terrestrial and planetary aeolian scientists involved in various disciplines, to further undergraduate and graduate students' understanding of aeolian science, to expand aeolian analog studies to include subaqueous bedforms, and to discuss theories of dune formation throughout the solar system.
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Mars Dune Image Galleries
The Mars Global Digital Dune Database
Dune Classification
Consortium Announcements and Meetings
Workshops
Mars Dunes
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Mars Dunes Announcements
Journal Announcements
Fourth Planetary dunes Workshop Special Issue now available (Aeolian Research)
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.4th International Planetary Dunes Workshop Banner. The special issue for the 2015 Fourth International Planetary Dunes Workshop in Boise, ID is now available online. There are nine papers published in this volume, summarizing the ideas expressed and discussed at this workshop. Topics include aeolian deposits on Venus, terrestrial subaqueous dunes as analogs for Venus, in-depth discussions of the morphology of ridges, transverse aeolian ridges, and dunes on Mars, terrestrial analogs for meter-scale bedforms on Mars, and sedimentary differentiation at the White Sands National Monument, USA. These articles are available in Volume 26 of Aeolian Research, a publication of ScienceDirect, and is available online through this link.
See journal announcements for previous years' workshops in the Journal Announcements Archives.
General Announcements
5TH INTERNATIONAL PLANETARY DUNES WORKSHOP (ST. GEORGE, UT, USA)
Hosted by Dixie State University
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.The attendees of the 5th International Planetary Dunes Workshop at Dixie State University in St. George, UT, where the presenations and poster session took place. The Fifth International Planetary Dunes Workshop (May 16-19, 2017) was hosted by Dixie State University in St. George, UT, USA. The theme of this gathering was "From the Bottom of the Oceans to the OuterLimits of the Solar System", and right from the first session, researchers from all over the world presented their studies of planetary dunes and bedforms in both terrestrial and subaqeous regions on Earth, on Mars and Venus, Titan, Pluto, and even comets.
Multiple sessions consisting of oral presentations and one poster session were presented over the course of the conference. To keep things lively, an all-day field trip to Zion National Park and the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. The first few stops in Zion National Park showcased ancient fluvial and aeolian deposits, while the Coral Pink Sand Dunes are an active dune field, with transverse and barchan dunes and a 30 m star dune. Additional optional field trips on Thursday were to "The Vortex" and to the Snow Canyon area, both of which featured a variety of stratification types. Finally one more hike occurred in Zion National Park along the Canyon Overlook Trail to view the architecture of the Navajo Sandstone.
The objectives of this workshop were to bring together both terrestrial and planetary aeolian scientists involved in various disciplines, to further undergraduate and graduate students' understanding of aeolian science, to expand aeolian analog studies to include subaqueous bedforms, and to discuss theories of dune formation throughout the solar system.
For more general announcements, see the general announcements archive.
News Announcements
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Archives
- Science
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Mars Dune Image Galleries
Mars Dune Image Galleries: CRISM, THEMIS, MOC and HiRISEThe Mars Global Digital Dune Database
The Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD3)The Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD3)was compiled and released in three parts, encompassing the area from latitude 65°N to 65°S, from 60°N to 90°N (the north polar region), and from 60° to 90°S (south polar region). All the remote sensing data for both GIS and non-GIS users is available online in three U.S. Geological Survey Open File Reports. To...Dune Classification
A detailed classification system for Martian dunes is currently in the works. However, we have summarized current classifications below. You can find more information on terrestrial dune classification by clicking here.Consortium Announcements and Meetings
Consortium hosted meetings will be listed below. If you would like to attend any of these meetings, please be sure to register. Should your plans change after you register, you may simply reregister with your changes detailed appropriately.Workshops
Researchers in the planetary and terrestrial aeolian community are at work all over the world; the last workshop alone had representatives from eight countries and three continents! This research is conducted locally on Earth analogs and on such far-flung places as Titan, but the common goal is to understand geological processes on the rocky planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and satellites of our...Mars Dunes
Sand dunes are among the most widespread aeolian features present on Mars, serving as unique indicators of the interaction between the atmosphere and surface. On a planetary body, dunes accumulate where a supply of sand-sized grains exists or may be abraded, is carried downwind by winds of saltation strength, and is subsequently deposited where these winds weaken below the threshold for sand...