California Desert Dunes Hold Keys to Understanding Mars' Shifting Sands Armed with a drone and a device which is a cross between a scoop and a spatula, a graduate student is cracking the code of Mars by studying California's desert dunes. By comparing wind carved patterns...

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Star dunes: Shrouded in beauty and wonder, they are now a bit less mysterious Star dunes - sometimes called pyramid dunes - stand out among sand dunes for their towering height and eye-catching form.

Star dunes: Shrouded in beauty and wonder, they are now a bit less mysterious: Star dunes - sometimes called pyramid dunes - stand out among sand dunes for their towering height and eye-catching form

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Desert or dessert?

A dessert-like desert forms over millennia, with lava bubbles forming light pumice, like whipped egg whites. Wind shapes yardangs, artistically sculpted ridges.

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