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Cross-Bedding at Whale Rock
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Cross-Bedding at Whale Rock

NASA / JPL · 2014-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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This view from the NASA Curiosity Mars rover shows an example of cross-bedding that results from water passing over a loose bed of sediment. It was taken at a target called Whale Rock within the Pahrump Hills outcrop at the base of Mount Sharp.

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Credit lineCross-Bedding at Whale Rock. NASA/JPL, 2014-12-08. Public domain. ID: PIA19076.

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