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Streamlined aeolian landform
A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust
Yardang
Protected area in Gansu Province, China
Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark (Chinese: 敦煌雅丹国家地质公园), officially Dunhuang UNESCO National Geopark (China), is a 2015 approved UNESCO national geopark
Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark
Dunhuang_Yardang_National_Geopark
Aeolian formation
Yardangs are common in some regions on Mars, especially in the Medusae Fossae Formation. This formation is found in the Amazonis quadrangle and near the
Yardangs_on_Mars
Type of desert
characteristics and size. Representative landforms include depressions and pans, Yardangs, inverted topography and ventifacts. No significant populations can survive
Tropical_desert
Mushroom-shaped rock formation
sudden disturbance. Mushroom rocks are related to, but different from, yardang. Usually found in desert areas, these rocks form over thousands of years
Mushroom_rock
"Xinjiang Yardang". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025. "Dunhuang Yardangs". UNESCO
List of World Heritage Sites in China
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_China
Martian volcano, highest point on Mars
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Olympus_Mons
Tall, thin spire of relatively soft rock usually topped by harder rock
Madagascar Tulin (geology) – Landform caused by earth movement and erosion Yardang – Streamlined aeolian landform Chen, Eve. "'You need a word at least as
Hoodoo_(geology)
Rock that has been eroded by wind-driven sand or ice crystals
Caldera, Atacama Province, Chile (Segerstrom, 1962) Wind-carved, sandstone yardang in a blowout near Meadow, Texas (Stout, 2002) The Árbol de Piedra is a
Ventifact
Ventifact – Rock that has been eroded by wind-driven sand or ice crystals Yardang – Streamlined aeolian landform Coastal and oceanic landforms include: Abyssal
Glossary_of_landforms
aeolian landforms, including dunes (or undae), windstreaks, and yardangs. Undae and yardangs have direct analogues on Earth and the process that creates them
Surface_features_of_Venus
Large geological unit of uncertain origin on Mars
so the surface is relatively young. Yardangs in the Medusae Fossae (THEMIS) Yardangs in Aeolis (HiRISE) Yardangs in Arsinoes Chaos (HiRISE) Close-up,
Medusae_Fossae_Formation
Lake in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China
helicopter tours and motor glides. Crescent Lake got part of the Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark which was recognized 2015 by UNESCO. Cable, Mildred; French
Crescent_Lake_(Dunhuang)
Fourth planet from the Sun
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Mars
Broad area of desert covered with wind-swept sand
landscape with mostly rock instead of sand List of ergs Médanos (geology) Yardang – Streamlined aeolian landform Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ergs
Erg_(landform)
Gas layer surrounding Mars
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Atmosphere_of_Mars
Region on Mars
formed. Views of yardangs in this region are shown below. Closer view of yardangs from previous image, as seen with CTX. Close view of yardangs in previous
Lucus_Planum
Cultural depictions of the planet Mars
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Mars_in_culture
Geologic formation in Gale Crater on Mars
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Yellowknife_Bay,_Mars
Full-size luxury SUV
Ocean Silver Blue, Sailing Green, Desert Gold Brown, Golden Red, and Yardang Gold Black, the last of which is exclusive to the M9 Ultimate variant.
AITO_M9
Limestone statue of a reclining sphinx
suggested the head of the Sphinx may have been carved first, out of a natural yardang: a ridge of bedrock sculpted by the wind. These can sometimes achieve shapes
Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
by bright primary colors and an elaborate medallion pattern. Yardang from Turkic yardang, ablative of yar "steep bank, precipice". Yarmulka of Turkic
List of English words of Turkic origin
List_of_English_words_of_Turkic_origin
Desert in Iran
Yardangs in Lut Desert, Kerman Province, Iran
Lut_Desert
Planned Chinese Mars sample return mission
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Tianwen-3
Multiple things existing together without conflict
well-known examples of coexisting barchanoid and lineartype dunes and yardang. Graham, A.W. and Spitler, L.R., Quantifying the coexistence of massive
Coexistence
reproduction of key elements found in the northwest corner of Ksar Hadada. Yardang field featured as film site area for Qui-Gon Jinn vs. Darth Maul lightsaber
List of Star Wars filming locations
List_of_Star_Wars_filming_locations
Planitia on Mars
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Acidalia_Planitia
Ore deposits on Mars that may be useful to future colonists
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Ore_resources_on_Mars
Depressions in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind
grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of Nebraska, United States Yardang – Streamlined aeolian landform Livingstone, Ian, and Andrew Warren. Aeolian
Blowout_(geomorphology)
Chaos on Mars
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Aureum_Chaos
Terra on Mars
the previous image from HiRISE. Yardangs and layers, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program Arrows point to some yardangs. Channel, as seen by HiRISE, under
Margaritifer_Terra
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Exploration_of_Mars
Highland terrain on Mars up-lifted by a giant impact
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Libya_Montes
Natural tall rock pillars in Yakutia
gave its name to the peninsula. Monolith Pinnacle (geology) Baydzharakh Yardang "Verkhoyansk & Kisilyakh". Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved
Kigilyakh
When moons of Mars pass before the Sun
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Solar_eclipses_on_Mars
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List_of_craters_on_Mars:_H–N
Processes due to wind activity
weathering, rainwash, deflation rather than abrasion, or other processes. Yardangs are one kind of desert feature that is widely attributed to wind abrasion
Aeolian_processes
Proposed human Mars program by SpaceX
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SpaceX Mars colonization program
SpaceX_Mars_colonization_program
Detector on the Curiosity rover
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Dynamic_Albedo_of_Neutrons
Chaos on Mars
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Hydaspis_Chaos
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List_of_films_set_on_Mars
Sandpatch
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Rocknest_(Mars)
Larger of the two moons of Mars
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Phobos_(moon)
Martian orbit around the Sun
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Orbit_of_Mars
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List_of_missions_to_Mars
Proposed concepts
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Human_mission_to_Mars
Early attempts at describing the surface of Mars
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Classical albedo features on Mars
Classical_albedo_features_on_Mars
Terra on Mars
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Tempe_Terra
Surface geological deposits on Mars
similar to layers in other (ELD’s). The groups include: a small yardang unit, a coarse yardang unit, and a terraced unit. Generally, equatorial layered deposits
Equatorial_layered_deposits
Town in Hoboksar, Xinjiang, China
China's Xinjiang region may exceed 100 billion mt. 和什托洛盖列车时刻表 Hoxtolgay train schedule. (in Chinese) [1] traveler blog concerning yardang around Hoxtolgay
Hoxtolgay
Terra on Mars
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Terra_Cimmeria
Hypothetical modification of Mars into an Earth-like habitable planet
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Terraforming_of_Mars
Depictions of the planet
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Mars_in_fiction
Past Geological Phenomenon on Mars
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Volcanism_on_Mars
Solar day: unit of time on Mars
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Mars_sol
Fretted terrain in the Casius quadrangle on Mars
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Nilosyrtis_Mensae
Type of rock
or the flow of water Saltation (geology) – Particle transport by fluids Yardang – Streamlined aeolian landform Wade, A. 1910. On the formation of dreikanter
Dreikanter
2025 NASA mission to Mars
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ESCAPADE
Natural satellites of the planet Mars
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Moons_of_Mars
Proposed approaches to tracking date and time on the planet Mars
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Timekeeping_on_Mars
Map of Mars
THEMIS Viking program Vallis Valley networks (Mars) Water on Mars Yardang Yardangs on Mars Davies, M.E.; Batson, R.M.; Wu, S.S.C. "Geodesy and Cartography"
Memnonia_quadrangle
Escarpment on the planet of Mercury
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Zapiola_Rupes
Prehistoric impact crater
image from upper left to lower right; these are called yardangs by geomorphologists. Yardangs form by wind erosion of exposed rock layers in a unidirectional
Aorounga_crater
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Climate_of_Mars
Study of past and present water on Mars
October 8, 2009. Zimbelman, J.; Griffin, L. (2010). "HiRISE images of yardangs and sinuous ridges in the lower member of the Medusae Fossae Formation
Water_on_Mars
Notice elongated formations called yardangs. Yardangs of various sizes, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Yardangs of various sizes, as seen by HiRISE
Common surface features of Mars
Common_surface_features_of_Mars
Large Miocene-age caldera in northern Chile
water driven erosion occurred on the Atana ignimbrite, carving valleys and yardangs into it. Some differences exist between the facies of the ignimbrite inside
La_Pacana
Salt flat in north-western Argentina
The dry lakebeds and yardangs in Salar de Arizaro, imaged by NASA's Earth Observing-1 satellite. In the upper left corner, small rounded bumps in the landscape
Salar_de_Arizaro
Area of Mars
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Cydonia_(Mars)
Gravitational force exerted by the planet Mars
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Gravity_of_Mars
Erroneous idea of canals on Mars
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Martian_canals
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List_of_craters_on_Mars:_O–Z
Martian volcano
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Uranius_Tholus
Sand dune field on Mars
elsewhere on Mars. Another type of formation found at Hyperboreae Undae is the yardang. Although the dunes surrounding the Martian north pole show no signs of
Hyperboreae_Undae
County-level city in Xinjiang, China
Mountains, the enigmatic Grand Canyon, Tianshan Shenmu Garden, Yanshuigou [zh] Yardang Landscape, Taklamakan Desert, the primordial Tugay forest along the Tarim
Aksu_City
Mars rover-bound radar imager
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RIMFAX
Surface feature common to certain areas of Mars
Medusae Fossae Formation, a friable, layered material that is covered with yardangs surrounds parts of the fretted terrain in Aeolis Mensae. The origin of
Fretted_terrain
Broad plain that straddles the equator of Mars
HiWish program. Location is east of Gale Crater in the Aeolis quadrangle. Yardangs showing layers, as seen by HiRISE under HiWish program. Location is east
Elysium_Planitia
Delineation and characterization of Martian regions
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Areography
Montes on Mars
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Tharsis_Montes
Mountain on Mars
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Aonia_Mons
Geological system and early time period of Mars
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Noachian
Mensa in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars
interpreted by most researchers as erosional aeolian features known as yardangs. It is capped by a more resistant layer that is interpreted by many researchers
Ganges_Mensa
Martian volcano
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Elysium_Mons
Mars research project
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Haughton–Mars_Project
Failed NASA Mars lander (1999)
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Mars_Polar_Lander
Ecoregion in Qinghai, China
glacial intervals suggest a low-temperature climate and its sandstone yardangs attest to strong winds. From 770,000 and 30,000 years ago, the enormous
Qaidam_Basin
Smaller and outer moon of Mars
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Deimos_(moon)
Caldera in Catamarca Province, Argentina
square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) in the Purulla valley and is accompanied by yardangs; this field is also the place where the largest ripples occur. Various
Cerro_Blanco_(volcano)
Water ice deposits on the poles of Mars
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Martian_polar_ice_caps
Map of Mars
formation has been eroded by the wind into a series of linear ridges called yardangs. These ridges generally point in direction of the prevailing winds that
Amazonis_quadrangle
Geology of fourth planet from the Sun
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Geology_of_Mars
Astronomical hypothesis
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Mars_ocean_hypothesis
Mars 2020 electrochemical experiment
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Mars_Oxygen_ISRU_Experiment
Martian meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 1984
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Allan_Hills_84001
American planetary scientist
She traveled to Iran's Lut Desert to study wind-carved ridges, termed yardangs, which are found on Mars, Venus and Titan and has spent four seasons (05–06
Jani_Radebaugh
Geomorphological feature of Mars
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Martian_dichotomy
Seismic event occurring on Mars
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Marsquake
Line of craters along the surface of an astronomical body
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Crater_chain
Attempts by various countries to land a human on Mars
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Mars_race
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King, Protector, Defender
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Immortal.
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