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Yardang

A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand and deflation (the removal of loose material by wind turbulence). Yardangs become elongated features typically three or more times longer than wide, and when viewed from above, resemble the hull…

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Yardang

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples59
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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see also · 16
Yardang → Aeolian, ChinaHoodoo, ChinaMushroom, Crescent-shaped, Depressions, Desert, Gansu Province, Hill, Mushroom-shaped, Particle, Processes, Protected, Rock, Tall, Type, Yardang National Geopark
related to Names · 14
Yardang → And, Chinese, English-speaking, French, In China, Iran, Other, Persian, Sven Hedin, Swedish, The, Tunisia, Turkic, Uyghur
related to External links · 10
Yardang → Aeolian Research, Desert Processes Working Group, Inc, Knowledge Sciences, MarsHole, RockWindow Rock Archived, The Bibliography, Tithonium Chasma, Wayback MachineYardangs, Yardangs
related to Formation · 9
Yardang → Alternatively, As, Explaining, It, Most, Sometimes, The, This, Yardangs
related to Description · 7
Yardang → Central Asia, Depending, Hedin, However, Kurruk-daria, Mega-yardangs, Yardangs
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Yardang → streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand and deflation

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yardangs wind material sand rock typically erosion harder formation mars formed flow mega-yardangs found carved features areas softer soft form

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Yardangis astreamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand and deflation0.90text
schistinstance ofbut have also been observed in crystalline rocks0.80text
gneissinstance ofbut have also been observed in crystalline rocks0.80text
Yardangrelated to DescriptionHedin0.60section
Yardangrelated to DescriptionKurruk-daria0.60section
Yardangrelated to DescriptionCentral Asia0.60section
Yardangrelated to DescriptionHowever0.60section
Yardangrelated to DescriptionDepending0.60section
Yardangrelated to DescriptionYardangs0.60section
Yardangrelated to DescriptionMega-yardangs0.60section
Yardangrelated to External linksYardangs0.60section
Yardangrelated to External linksTithonium Chasma0.60section

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