Windstreak
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A windstreak is a planetary surface feature of aeolian origin characterized by an albedo that contrasts with surrounding surface in an elongated pattern. Windstreaks are associated with topographical
An example of a windstreak, at a volcano on Mars
Aeolian landform
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Aeolian landforms, or Eolian landforms, are produced by either the erosive or depositive action of wind. These features may be built up from sand or snow, or eroded into rock, snow, or ice.
Sand blowing off a crest in the Kelso Dunes of the Mojave Desert, California.
Death Valley Mesquite Flats sand dunes.
Barchan dune schematic.
Asymmetrical wind ripples on aragonite sand from San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.