At 06:37 PM 6/12/2001 , you wrote:
>Dee wrote:
>> Is there wind on the moon? So you probably need some atmosphere, but is
>> there some kind of thermal change that occurs as the moon goes
>> from radically
>> cold temps on the dark side to light again, etc.?
>
>No atmosphere.
Well - I suppose that it might get up to 1 molecule/m^3, but it'd have to
be moving before you'd notice that (shades of mission to mars - since we're
talking about bad movies...)
>
>The only wind on the moon is the solar wind, and you ain't going sand
>yachting on the Sea Of Tranquility with *that* breeze...
>
>> And while I am at it... isn't there a special name for a sandstorm in the
>> desert?
>
>"You bastard". Well, whatever that translates from the Bedouin dialect...
>;o)
No, that's Abd Al Rashid's Camel. Sired by Reeking Git out of Foul Whore
(Shades of pterry). A Sandstorm in the desert, to certain tribes, is known
as "Khamsin".
