Tue. 12/20 - Wind Power for Human Habitats on Mars?

Could wind be the dark horse in the hunt for power sources for human habitats on Mars? Plus, the first-ever recording of a dust devil on Mars, and a goodbye to a beloved Martian explorer. And Google unveils the most-searched word of the year. I’ll give you a hint: it’s a six-letter word about five-letter words that sold to the New York Times for a “low seven figures.”

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Links:

• NASA says wind could power human missions on Mars (Washington Post)
• Wind Power on Mars Can Power Human Habitats, Scientists Discover (VICE)
• This overlooked resource could be the key to powering a Mars colony (Inverse)
• Assessment of wind energy resource potential for future human missions to Mars (Nature Astronomy) 
• Listen to The Sound of a Dust Devil Churning Across Mars (ScienceAlert)
• Why not install wipers on Mars landers? (Swapna Krishna, Twitter)
• Wordle is the most-searched term on Google in 2022 (CNN)
• This year’s roundup of the top Google searches includes super local trends (The Verge)
• Year in Search 2022: See the top trending searches of the year (Google) 
• Local Year in Search 2022 (Google) 
• Josh Wardle Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List (TIME)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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