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Avalanche Chutes, White Sands

Avalanche paths on the slipface of a sand dune in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, show where so much sand built up that a large slab eventually slid down the slope.

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Title:

Avalanche Chutes, White Sands

Caption:

Avalanche paths on the slipface of a sand dune in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, show where so much sand built up that a large slab eventually slid down the slope.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / James Steinberg

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5097 x 3427 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

43.2 x 29.0 cm | 17.0 x 11.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AEOLIAN DEPOSIT • AVALANCHE CHUTE • AVALANCHE PATH • CLOSE UP • CLOSE-UP • CLOSEUP • DESERT • DETAIL • DUNE CLOSEUP • DUNE FACE • DUNE • EARTH SCIENCE • EOLIAN DUNE • FOREGROUND • GEOGRAPHY • GEOLOGY • GYPSUM SANDS • MOVING SAND • NEW MEXICAN • NEW MEXICO • NORTH AMERICA • NORTH AMERICAN • SAND DRIFT • SAND DUNE • SAND SLIDE • SANDY DESERT • SLIDING DOWNHILL • SLIP FACE • SLIPFACE • SLOPE MOVEMENT • SOUTHWESTERN DESERT • UNITED STATES • US DESERT • WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT • WHITE SANDS • WIND-FORMED