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

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RT @BUCPHS: @BSG_Geomorph Definitely #TeamBarchan since barchan dunes can travel up to 60 meters per year, maintaining their shape & exist…

@BSG_Geomorph Definitely #TeamBarchan since barchan dunes can travel up to 60 meters per year, maintaining their shape & exist not only on Earth, but also on Mars & even exoplanet Tatooine... @HamillHimself #bsglol https://t.co/LqoJyChpiX

@pablohidalgo Yeah that surprised me too, as part of my last uni course there was a link to this https://t.co/OLKNBwx3Le which uses the set as reference to study the movement of the dunes

Here is the link to anyone interested https://t.co/OLKNBwx3Le

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