image: Rocks can erode due to wind. Ventifacts (centered) are wind eroded rocks found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. They range from finger-sized to larger than houses. view more
Credit: Photograph by: Kristan Hutchison<BR> National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
image: Rocks can erode due to wind. Ventifacts (centered) are wind eroded rocks found in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. They range from finger-sized to larger than houses. view more
Credit: Photograph by: Kristan Hutchison<BR> National Science Foundation
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