Eroded sandstone column in a desert. Wind intensity increases around the base of the rock, increasing erosion of the rock and forming a bowl-shape hol

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Eroded sandstone column in a desert. Wind intensity increases around the base of the rock, increasing erosion of the rock and forming a bowl-shape hollow (deflation hollow) in the sand. The flaked appearance of the rock's surface is due to weathering. Photographed in Tin Tarabine, Sahara Desert, southern Algeria.

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Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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