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absolutely need dust protection on Mars, more than on earth wind speeds are generally lower, but the dust is thermostatically charged, tends to stick to everyt
by micromacrofoot 2y ago
absolutely need dust protection on Mars, more than on earth
wind speeds are generally lower, but the dust is thermostatically charged, tends to stick to everything, and is incredibly abrasive — wires would also need to be insulated from Mars dust because it's conductive
it's a very hostile environment for solar, dramatic temperature changes are also a factor
- londons_explore 2y agomars dust is conductive? Thats news to me.
- RandallBrown 2y agoNews to me as well, but it makes sense at least on the surface. Mars is red because it's covered in rusty iron.
- micromacrofoot 2y agoit's incredibly dry so not hugely conductive, but any moisture will cause perchlorates within it to dissociate into ions I wouldn't want to bury a bunch of unshielded wire in it, especially if the wires ever get hot (which can produce moisture given the presence of specific minerals)