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>sculpted by wind These things are called "ventifacts" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventifact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventifact). Lots of them in McMu
by r721 5y ago
>sculpted by wind
These things are called "ventifacts" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventifact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventifact).
Lots of them in McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica):
https://photolibrary.usap.gov/PhotoDetails.aspx?filename=dry-valleys-ventifact2.jpg https://photolibrary.usap.gov/PhotoDetails.aspx?filename=dry...
https://photolibrary.usap.gov/PhotoDetails.aspx?filename=dry-valleys-ventifact.jpg https://photolibrary.usap.gov/PhotoDetails.aspx?filename=dry...
https://www.google.com/search?q=McMurdo+ventifacts&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=McMurdo+ventifacts&tbm=isch
- mojomark 5y agoThat's so cool. The first one actually looks a bit like a fish tail if I squint my eyes. The one in the Mars image is so symmetric and wild looking. Here's a 2pg paper (PDF link) just on Ventifacts on Mars: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:e72385d3-a5bd-36e2-bd6f-8981abc33821 https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:e...