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Geography

The Processes Shaping Desert Landscapes Through Wind Erosion

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Wind erosion can polish and facet rocks into ventifacts with multiple sharp edges, sometimes with flattened faces at different angles, all carved by sandblasting over thousands of years.

Why this is interesting

You've probably seen wind-blown sand, but did you know that wind can carve rock into multifaceted stones and sculpt entire mountains? How does invisible air shape solid earth?