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HiRISE: Opposing dunes, opposing winds
On one side of this image, fairly textbook-looking barchan sand dunes sit atop the bedrock. Barchan dunes pointing in the opposite direction are just a few kilometers away to the east. In between these opposing barchan dunes are star dunes. … Continue reading →
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Tagged barchan dunes, dunes, eolian processes, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, sand dunes, star dunes, University of Arizona, wind
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