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by cpayne624 2160 days ago
Parallax, maybe, but no wind = no swirling dust or shifting sands, no?
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There is in fact wind. Only ~1% as much air as Earth, but it's sufficient to support phenomena like dust devils.

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/1...

Of course, it's very weak, so it couldn't push over a spacecraft or building like in "The Martian", but I suspect sands shifts on a very slow timescale. I'm not sure.

You just linked to the ESA version of my NASA link :)
I think I meant to reply to the person above you.
In the images of the post, you can see these effects of wind-driven sand and dust, such as rippled dunes.
But there is wind, and storms.
Isn't there wind on Mars?