Yardangs in the Gobi desert
Seeing the Yardang rock formations during sunset was a surreal experience. While they seem to have be standing in a sea of water that formed them, the fluid dynamics that actually lead to their existence is the result of wind abrasion by dust and sand and the removal of loose material by wind turbulence. The air flow and resulting pattern of erosion and the distribution of rocks determines their shapes.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Jonathan D. Müller (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
JPG
Size
9.6 MB
Width
3978 px
Height
2982 px
Aspect
663:497
Brand
Dji
Model
FC220
Exposure
5 mm f/2.2 1/500 s ISO 100
Taken
10 June 2019
Coordinates
40.5395, 93.0957
Tint
Bluish black
Submitted
13 February 2020
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