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Sitting in the Sand Dunes. Hartlepool, Durham, England

Sitting in the Sand Dunes. Hartlepool, Durham, England

Probably taken at Seaton Carew, this image shows a two men and a woman sitting in the sand dunes...Photograph Collection Number 661

Where the great sand dune envelops the forest, Cape Henry, Virginia

Where the great sand dune envelops the forest, Cape Henry, Virginia

Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I

British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I

British messenger dogs with their handler, France, during World War I. A British soldier holds three dogs which were trained to carry messages between the lines and command during World War I. Usually the dogs ... More

To Sinai by car. Car rushing a sand dune near Bir Hassana

To Sinai by car. Car rushing a sand dune near Bir Hassana

Public domain photograph, 1930s-1940s Jerusalem, Palestine, History of Israel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

To Sinai by car. Car stuck in the midst of a sand dune. Sand drifts across the road

To Sinai by car. Car stuck in the midst of a sand dune. Sand drifts ac...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1920s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Navy Electrician's Mate Second Class Sabrina Hornberger, assigned aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), slides down a sand dune on a snowboard during a Morale Welfare and Recreation-sponsored tour at the Sunset Safari, near Jabal Ali, United Arab Emirates, on December 22, 2006. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Persian Gulf area in support of Maritime Security Operations and Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST Second Class Matthew D. Leistikow) (Released)

U.S. Navy Electrician's Mate Second Class Sabrina Hornberger, assigned...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jabal Ali Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Matthew D. Leistikow, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Near Bir Hassana, on the edge of a high sand dune showing sand pouring down steep edge like wat[er]?
Sand dune fixation on the Oregon coast through the planting of Holland grass. Oregon

Sand dune fixation on the Oregon coast through the planting of Holland...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Michigan's Largest Sand Blow

Photograph of Michigan's Largest Sand Blow

Original caption: Michigan's largest sand blow as result of traveling dune (Dunes seen in background). About 2 miles north of Grand Haven on Lake Mich. Planted to beach grass by WPA during winter of '38 and '39... More

Sand dune. Nye County, Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Sand dune. Nye County, Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dry desert landscape, sand, sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sand dune. Nye County, Nevada Caption before agency editing: Photographing sand dune, Nye County, Nevada.

Sand dune. Nye County, Nevada Caption before agency editing: Photograp...

Public domain photograph of 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sagebrush on sand dune. Nye County, Nevada

Sagebrush on sand dune. Nye County, Nevada

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dry desert landscape, sand, sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sand dune. Nye County, Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Sand dune. Nye County, Nevada - safety film negatives, Library of Cong...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a dry desert landscape, sand, sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Jockey's Ridge, Nags Head, North Carolina, is the tallest natural sand dune system in the eastern United States

Jockey's Ridge, Nags Head, North Carolina, is the tallest natural sand...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Located in Nags Head, it is one of the most significant... More

Jockey's Ridge State Park, North Carolina, the East's tallest natural sand dune located in Nags Head, North Carolina

Jockey's Ridge State Park, North Carolina, the East's tallest natural ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

PH1 Paul Pappas Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif....Armed with an M-16A2 rifle, a member of a reconnaissance platoon attached to 1ST Battalion, 4th Marines, pauses at the top of sand dune while making a beach assault during an amphibious warfare demonstration at Breakers Beach. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH1 Paul Pappas Naval Air Station, North Island, Calif....Armed with a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) (BUD/S) trainees carry rubber boats up a sand dune during a "hell week" exercise. Phase I of BUD/S training concludes with "hell week," when students' physical, emotional and mental abilities are tested under adverse conditions

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) (BUD/S) tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Henry Newman Release S... More

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) (BUD/S) trainees carry rubber boat boats up a sand dune during a "hell week" exercise. Phase I of BUD/S training concludes with "hell week," when students' physical, emotional and mental abilities are tested under adverse conditions

A U.S. Navy Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) (BUD/S) tr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Lee Coleman Release S... More

An aerial view of a sand dune photographed during Operation Desert Shield

An aerial view of a sand dune photographed during Operation Desert Shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Great Sand Dune National Monument, CO, USA

Great Sand Dune National Monument, CO, USA

STS040-151-126 (5-14 June 1991) --- Croplands of the San Luis Valley stand out exceptionally clearly from low Earth orbit. The Rio Grande flows through the valley. Circular center pivot irrigation patterns ha... More

STS052-09-004 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field,Algeria.

STS052-09-004 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field, Algeria. Subject Terms: STS-52, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ALGERI... More

STS052-09-002 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field, Algeria.

STS052-09-002 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field, Algeria. Subject Terms: STS-52, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ALGERI... More

STS052-09-003 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field,Algeria.

STS052-09-003 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field, Algeria. Subject Terms: STS-52, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ALGERI... More

STS052-09-001 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field, Algeria.

STS052-09-001 - STS-052 - Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations scenes of the Tifernine sand dune field, Algeria. Subject Terms: STS-52, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ALGERI... More

Members of the 2nd Marine Division take positions on a sand dune after making an amphibious assault on Onslow Beach during exercise OCEAN VENTURE '92 as three CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters fly overhead

Members of the 2nd Marine Division take positions on a sand dune after...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTUE '92 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Pu... More

River Road Scenic Byway - Highbanks Sand Dune

River Road Scenic Byway - Highbanks Sand Dune

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The view from the Highbanks Sand Dune at Lumberman's Monument is legendary. Close to 200 feet above the Au Sable River, this expansive v... More

Death Valley Scenic Byway - Ripples on the Sand Dune Surface

Death Valley Scenic Byway - Ripples on the Sand Dune Surface

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The surface of the sand dunes are constantly changing due to wind and weather. Location: California Status: Public domain. Photo from ... More

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes North Manitou Island - Summer

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes North Manito...

Summer scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with North Manitou Island in the distance

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Summer

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Summer scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

New Gullies on Martian Sand Dune

New Gullies on Martian Sand Dune

New Gullies on Martian Sand Dune NASA/JPL/MSSS

SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Sledding Hill - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sand Dune Field in Richardson Crater

Sand Dune Field in Richardson Crater

Sand Dune Field in Richardson Crater NASA/JPL/Univ. of Arizona

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Spring

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Spring scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Spring

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Spring scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Spring

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Spring scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Spring

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Spring scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Spring

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Spring scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

Manitou Passage from Lake Michigan Overlook

Manitou Passage from Lake Michigan Overlook

View of Lake Michigan and the Manitous islands from Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manitou Island - Spring

SLBE Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive - Dune Overlook - Dunes South Manito...

Spring scene of perched dunes on Sleeping Bear Plateau with South Manitou Island in the distance

Lines of Light - National Parks Gallery

Lines of Light - National Parks Gallery

Wind constantly moves and shapes the gypsum dunes. Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

White Sands national park - Wavering Edge

White Sands national park - Wavering Edge

Wind constantly moves and shapes the gypsum dunes.

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

2007 Family Group Entry #07 photo 2

2007 Family Group Entry #07 photo 2

2007 Sand Sculpture Contest: Family Group Entry #07: Dune Bug/Dune Buggy, by Sheffield-Simmon’s

On Top of The Dune Climb - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

Dunes Trail - Sleeping Bear dunes national lakeshore

Dunes Trail - Sleeping Bear dunes national lakeshore

A section of the Dunes Hike from the Dune Climb to Lake Michigan. This is a strenuous hike of 1.7 miles one way over high, sandy dunes. The Lake Michigan shore is worth the effort, but remember you have to walk... More

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

The Dune Climb with Cottonwood Tree

The Dune Climb with Cottonwood Tree

The Dune Climb looking south from toward the Dune Center.

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

Panorama from Star Dune - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Panorama from Star Dune - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A majestic view in morning or late afternoon can be found from the tallest dune at Great Sand Dunes, 750' tall Star Dune. Star dunes have three or more ridges from their summit, giving them a star shape from an... More

Dunes and Dune Grass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Dunes and Dune Grass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Dunes and Dune Grass near the Sleeping Bear Point Trail

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

Dunes and Dune Grass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Dunes and Dune Grass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Dunes and Dune Grass near the Sleeping Bear Point Trail

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

SLBE Dune Climb Family Fun - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Visitors climbing the sand dunes at the Dune Climb

Cottonwood Trail - Dune Blow-out

Cottonwood Trail - Dune Blow-out

Dune blow-out on the Cottonwood Trail

Undulating dunes showing slippage

Undulating dunes showing slippage

NPS Photo Public domain photograph of a desert, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Zachary Bunter delivers sand to backfill a dune as Seabees adjust a wooden facade along a concrete retaining wall.

Equipment Operator 3rd Class Zachary Bunter delivers sand to backfill ...

VENTSPILS, Latvia (May. 18, 2010) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Zachary Bunter, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7, delivers sand to backfill a dune as Seabees adjust a wooden facade along ... More

Sand Dune Field in Richardson Crater

Sand Dune Field in Richardson Crater

This image from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a view of the sand dune field in Richardson Crater covered with seasonal frost. The frost is a combination of frozen carbon dioxide and some water ice that co... More

Gully Changes on Martian Sand Dune

Gully Changes on Martian Sand Dune

The gullies on a Martian sand dune in this trio of images from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter deceptively resemble features on Earth that are carved by streams of water. The dunes lie inside Matara Crater. NA... More

White dune landscape, White Sands National Monument, 2012.

White dune landscape, White Sands National Monument, 2012.

Generally, sand is categorized in one of two ways: mineral sand or organic sand. Mineral sands form by geologic forces. Most sand on earth is made of the mineral quartz, made from the weathering of granite, san... More

Sunset over the dunes, White Sands National Monument, 2012.

Sunset over the dunes, White Sands National Monument, 2012.

Generally, sand is categorized in one of two ways: mineral sand or organic sand. Mineral sands form by geologic forces. Most sand on earth is made of the mineral quartz, made from the weathering of granite, san... More

Ripple Movement on Sand Dune in Nili Patera, Mars

Ripple Movement on Sand Dune in Nili Patera, Mars

This image, one of two from a two-image animation from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows movement of ripples covering a sand dune on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona/JHU-APL

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffrey S. Caraway, a graphics

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffrey S. Caraway, a graphics

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffrey S. Caraway, a graphics and reproduction specialist with headquarters and headquarters squadron, leaps off a cliff above a lake in Yuma, Ariz., July 20, 2012. U.S. Marines visit Yu... More

Seaside Park, N.J., April 3, 2013 -- Dune grass has been planted near Seaside Heights boardwalk attractions as part of dune protection and restoration following Hurricane Sandy.  Rosanna Arias/FEMA

Seaside Park, N.J., April 3, 2013 -- Dune grass has been planted near ...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Rosanna Arias City/State: Seaside Park, NJ Keywords: DR-4086 SANDY FEMAU.S. beach restoration hurricane san... More

Rio Grande Cottonwood - National Parks Gallery

Rio Grande Cottonwood - National Parks Gallery

Riogrande Cottonwood branches poke up through the dunes.

Footprints in the Sand - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Footprints in the Sand - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

White Sand's landscape could be a photographer's dream.

Shapes and Spots on a Polar Sand Dune

Shapes and Spots on a Polar Sand Dune

This image shows numerous dark shapes and bright spots on a sand dune in the Northern polar regions of Mars. This observation is from NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a small crab sits atop a restored sand dune along a 1.2 mile stretch of shoreline near Launch Pads 39A and B. As part of a six-month effort to help prevent further erosion, 180,000 shrubs, including grasses, sunflowers, vines, sea grapes and palmettos were planted.    Constant pounding from tropical storms, such as Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012, other weather systems and higher than usual tides, destroyed sand dunes protecting infrastructure at the spaceport. Photo credit: NASA/Dan Casper KSC-2014-2347

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a smal...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a small crab sits atop a restored sand dune along a 1.2 mile stretch of shoreline near Launch Pads 39A and B. As part of a six-month effort to hel... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a turtle has burrowed into a restored sand dune along a 1.2 mile stretch of shoreline near Launch Pads 39A and B. As part of a six-month effort to help prevent further erosion, 180,000 shrubs, including grasses, sunflowers, vines, sea grapes and palmettos were planted.    Constant pounding from tropical storms, such as Hurricane Sandy in October of 2012, other weather systems and higher than usual tides, destroyed sand dunes protecting infrastructure at the spaceport. Photo credit: NASA/Dan Casper KSC-2014-2813

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a turt...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a turtle has burrowed into a restored sand dune along a 1.2 mile stretch of shoreline near Launch Pads 39A and B. As part of a six-month effort to... More

Sand Dune Catch and Release. NASA public domain image colelction.

Sand Dune Catch and Release. NASA public domain image colelction.

This image NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows dozens of dark-toned dunes in and around several craters within the rugged terrain of Terra Cimmeria. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

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