Linear Dunes, Namib Sand Sea taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS.) Crews have termed this vista one of the most spectacular features of our planet: the dunes of the Namib Sand Sea. Linear dunes are generally aligned parallel to the formative wind Because the Namib Desert is very oldÑdating from the time when the cold, desert-forming Benguela ocean current started to flow about 37 million years agoÑwind patterns and dune patterns have shifted over time. 27 March 2016. An Optimised version of an original NASA image / Credit: NASA

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Location: Namib Desert, Namibia. Earth from Space
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