What is called the crescent shaped sand dune
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The most common dune form on Earth and on Mars is the crescentic.Crescent-shaped mounds generally are wider than long. The slipface is on the dune's concave side. These dunesform under winds that blow from one direction, and they also are known as barchans, or transversedunes.
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A crescent-shaped sand dune is known as Barchan or Barkhan.
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- A crescent dune is also known as barchan or barkhan dune.
- It was implemented in the year of 1881 by Russian naturalist Alexander, for 'crescent-shaped dunes' in Turkestan as well as other inland sandy deserts.
- Barchans face the sky, appear convex and are mostly created in one direction by the storm.
- The crescentic is the most common form of dunes on Earth and on Mars.
- Mounds with a crown shape are generally wider than long.
- The fall is on the concentric hand of the dune.
- These dunes are formed under winds, and are also recognised as barchans or transverse dunes.
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