Starry dunesSandy formations of this type develop when there is no single dominant wind direction, a
Starry dunesSandy formations of this type develop when there is no single dominant wind direction, a multiplicity of them combining instead to shape the landform. This process is not confined to our planet, as these examples, which could easily be in the Rub al Khali (the Empty Quarter) of the Arabian Peninsula, were actually snapped on the next planet out from the sun, namely Mars.LozImage credit: NASA -- source link
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