Thermal Creep on Mars: Visualizing a Soil Layer under Tension
At low ambient pressure, temperature gradients in porous soil lead to a gas flow called thermal creep. In this regard, Mars is unique as the conditions for thermal creep to occur in natural soil only exist on this planet in the solar system. Known as a Knudsen compressor, thermal creep induces press...
| Published in: | The Planetary Science Journal |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acaaaa |