Sublime Sand: Desert Dunes Seen From Space

[bmattock]

Just wanted to share, I thought the photos were amazing.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/deserts-gallery-1/all/1

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Amazing!

Ben Marks

 

[George S.]

Fascinating. Thanks for the link.

 

[robklurfield]

Very cool. And, a view I'm not likely to see otherwise.

 

[Sparrow]

Excellent, the glaciers and volcanos were pretty good too

 

[Keith]

Great link ... I found the open cut mines a little scary!

 

[zuikologist]

Thanks for sharing. Great stuff.

 

[wgerrard]

Just so we're not confining ourselves to this particular planet, here's a shot of dunes in a half-mile wide Martian crater, shot by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (alas, a digital camera) :