The Department of Geoscience and Department of Physics and Astronomy have two open-circuit wind tunnels and two closed circuit, low-pressure wind tunnels, which are part of the Planetology Laboratory. The open circuit wind tunnels are used for sand transport studies and the closed circuit wind tunnels are used for Mars surface experiments.
The wind tunnels are accessible to national and international collaborators and space agencies for scientific experiments, instrument testing, calibration and qualification. The wind tunnels have been financed by Aarhus University, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Villum Kann Rasmussen Foundation.
The low pressure wind tunnels are today run as a facility under Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Planetology Laboratory. Responsible for the low-pressure wind tunnels is Dr. Jonathan P. Merrison.
