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The Why Files: This Just In! Sand Dunes Are Cruising on Mars! ArticleThe Why Files: This Just In! Sand Dunes Are Cruising on Mars! Article
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University of Wisconsin
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The Why Files: This Just In! Sand Dunes Are Cruising on Mars!

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New pix from Mars show sand dunes on the move. Mars has been dry for 1.5 billion years; could massive erosion be due to wind?

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