: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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We wandered over the dunes.
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Most of the variegated topographical features on Pluto—dunes, hills, broken up blocks called chaotic terrains—are made up of or are the work of frozen methane and nitrogen.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The refuge’s dunes and salt marshes are a birder’s paradise with species like bald eagles, terns, songbirds, and various waterfowl migrating in and out throughout the year.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
In the dunes and forests of southern Oregon, the RZR Pro R was a beast.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
Titan has plains, vast equatorial dunes and mountains that stretch over hundreds of kms and are thought to be composed of organic material transported to the surface from Titan’s thick, orange atmosphere.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The refuge’s dunes and salt marshes are a birder’s paradise with species like bald eagles, terns, songbirds, and various waterfowl migrating in and out throughout the year.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
In the dunes and forests of southern Oregon, the RZR Pro R was a beast.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
Titan has plains, vast equatorial dunes and mountains that stretch over hundreds of kms and are thought to be composed of organic material transported to the surface from Titan’s thick, orange atmosphere.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Dune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dune. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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dune
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: a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind
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