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Star Dune Mysteries: Scientists Decode Secrets Of Formation Of These Desert Giants

Star dunes, believed to be the largest and tallest dunes on Earth, are mysterious desert structures. For the first time, scientists have decoded the secrets of formation of these desert giants.

Star dunes, believed to be the largest and tallest dunes on Earth, are mysterious desert structures. They can be pyramidal, star-shaped, or resemble a pinwheel, have a central pyramid-shaped peak with three or more radial arms, a width of 0.5 to one kilometre, and height of 50 to 150 metres. One of the surprising aspects about these structures is that they have never been found in Earth's geological record, despite the fact that past deserts have commonly been found preserved in rocks deep
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