Eroded sandstone pillar in a desert. The surface of this rock is abraded sand carried by the wind. Photographed in the Sahara Desert, Tagrera, Tassili

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Eroded sandstone pillar in a desert. The surface of this rock is abraded sand carried by the wind. Photographed in the Sahara Desert, Tagrera, Tassili du Hoggar, southern Algeria.

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Size: 5573px × 4532px
Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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