Mars Impact Experiments

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Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Josef Dufek created bomb sags in his lab by propelling particles into sand beds. The demonstration is used to study a sag on the Martian surface, created when a volcano erupted nearly 3.5 billion years ago. The study provides more evidence of water on early Mars. 

To read more about the research, visit http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=127981.

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