Dunes with relatively long and parallel crests are classified as linear dunes. On Earth, they form in at least two environmental settings: where winds of bimodal direction blow across loose sand ...

Linear dunes, widespread on Earth and Saturn's moon, Titan, are generally considered to have been formed by deposits of windblown sand. It has been speculated for some time that some linear dunes ...

Sand dune creation Some linear sand dunes may have formed through a process called wind-rift erosion, rather than simple deposits of windblown sand, a new study has found. The findings published ...

Linear sand dunes on equatorial Titan are shaped by winds. ... Rose diagram showing 23° offset between linear dunes (, n = 229) and reoriented crest lines (, n = 319) mapped in c,d.

New research points to erosional origin of linear dunes. Feb 24, 2012. New Pluto images from NASA's New Horizons. Sep 11, 2015. Orbiter views Mars surface fractures. Oct 8, 2015.

Linear dunes, widespread on Earth and Saturn's moon, Titan, are generally considered to have been formed by deposits of windblown sand. It has been speculated for some time that some linear dunes ...

Linear dunes, like these captured by Nasa's Landsat 7 satellite, are straight ridges of sand that have been known to measure as long as 99 miles (160km).

These long, linear dunes would once have been mobile, but are now covered with vegetation that prevents them shifting. Optical luminescence dating, ...

Mars Curiosity Rover explores dark, mysterious Martian sand dunes This is the first close-up study of sand dunes outside of Earth. By Léa Surugue Published 05/05/17 AT 11:57 AM BST.

Curiosity's recent work at the linear-dune site — which lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) south and uphill of the crescent-dune spot — should help researchers better understand how Mars' winds sculpt ...