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Extensive dunes, produced by wind transport of sand-sized particles, are common on Earth and are also seen on Mars and Venus. Saturn's moon Titan is now shown to have similar dunes.
The author is at the Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 89512, USA. E-mail: nick{at}dri.edu
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