On Mars, which process limits ventifact formation timescales?

💡 Explanation

The rate of Martian ventifact formation is constrained by saltation sediment supply because the wind abrasion creating these features depends on the quantity of particles available to be propelled by the wind; therefore, with limited available sediment, abrasion slows, rather than atmospheric density which influences force, but not material.

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