tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post3481713066404067027..comments2007-07-31T23:11:52.837-04:00Darnell Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10892014932718500845noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-36117204671583833442007-07-31T23:11:00.000-04:002007-07-31T23:11:00.000-04:002007-07-31T23:11:00.000-04:00Hey Ted,<BR/><BR/>Martian winds have been recorded at speeds of <A HREF="http://www.geology.uiuc.edu/%7Ehsui/classes/geo116/lectures/mars2.html" REL="nofollow">375 mph</A> on the red planet, and I wouldn't be surprised if faster ones were discovered once humans land there.<BR/><BR/>But what worries me is not the winds, but rather the lightening resulting from the <A HREF="http://www.colonyworlds.com/2007/07/can-humans-tame-martian-weather.html" REL="nofollow">global dust storms</A>.Darnell Claytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10892014932718500845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593390371951368920.post-64140052256455087752007-07-28T16:32:00.000-04:002007-07-28T16:32:00.000-04:002007-07-28T16:32:00.000-04:00Do you really think that a Martian dust storm could hurt a Space Elevator? How fast do the winds blow in such a storm?<BR/><BR/>Ted Semon<BR/>The Space Elevator Blog<BR/>http://www.spaceelevatorblog.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com