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Patterns in Nature: Aerial Views
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Photo: Sand dunes of the Ar Rub' al Khali desert
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Trucks weave through sand dunes in the Ar Rub' al Khali desert, also known as the Empty Quarter, in the Arabian Peninsula.
Photograph by George Steinmetz

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