Dunes on planet Tatooine: Observation of barchan migration at the Star Wars film set in Tunisia

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Los vestigios de la Fuerza

El País, 23 Aug 2013

Una artista italiana fotografía los platós que el equipo de ‘La guerra de las galaxias’ abandonó en el desierto tunecino

Sand dunes swallowing Anakin Skywalker's hometown

Phys.org, 31 Jul 2013

New research describes a fast-moving sand dune in Tunisia that is spilling onto the streets of the Star Wars set used to…

Dune May Doom "Star Wars" Set

National Geographic, 24 Jul 2013

Scientists say a fast-moving sand dune will soon bury a set built for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in the Tunisian desert.

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