Earth's largest star dunes are found in the Badain Jaran desert in western China. Star dunes also are found in places including the Namib Sand Sea in Namibia, large sand seas in Algeria such as ...

Scientists studied the Lala Lallia star dune in the Sahara Desert in eastern Morocco. Charles Bristow. From the ground, star dunes look like towering, pyramid-shaped mounds of sand.

More information: C. S. Bristow et al, Structure and chronology of a star dune at Erg Chebbi, Morocco, reveals why star dunes are rarely recognised in the rock record, Scientific Reports (2024 ...

Across sweeping desert vistas, spectacular star dunes stand out. The distinctive mounds are among the tallest sand dunes on Earth, and their pyramid shapes are sculpted by a crossfire of winds ...

The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time. Star dunes - or pyramid dunes - are named after their distinctive shapes and reach ...

This 2023 astronaut photo shows a series of slowly moving "star dunes" in the Erg Chebbi region of Morocco. Most of these massive structures are likely several centuries old.

The desert’s enormous star dunes are mysterious structures. These sand dunes are found in some of Earth’s largest modern deserts, but also on the planet Mars and Saturn’s largest moon, Titan ...

Sand dunes that form on our ocean floors could help us understand the landscape of Venus. Our near-neighbour Venus may be roughly the same size as Earth, but its conditions are very different ...

This striking astronaut photo shows off an "eye-catching" impact crater in the Sahara Desert. The oculus-like structure is surrounded by migrating sand dunes that are capable of traveling more ...