A water droplet on the flat surface of hydrophobic fine sand (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

A water droplet on the flat surface of hydrophobic fine sand

Caption

A water droplet on the flat surface of hydrophobic fine sand stands up and has a more rounded shape than compared to normal hydrophilic sand. Catastrophic Post-Wildfire Mudflows studies the formation and stability of this bubble-sand structure in microgravity to improve the understanding, modeling, and predicting of mudflows and supports development of innovative solutions to prevent catastrophic post-fire events.

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UCSD Geo-Micromechanics Research Group

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