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Dunes and Dust Devils
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This unnamed crater in Terra Cimmeria has both a sand sheet with dune forms and a multitude of dust devil tracks. The linear and scalloped dark marks are created by dust devils removing surface dust and revealing the darker surface beneath the dust. It is common for sand to accumulate in the floor of crater. Changes in the wind occur due to the crater shape and possible internal peak or pit features.
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Credit lineDunes and Dust Devils. NASA/JPL, 2019-01-30. Public domain. ID: PIA23024.
