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As wind blows sediment particles through the air they enter the small openings on this sediment collector. Air passes through the trap but the sediment is left behind. The fins at the back of the trap keep the opening pointed toward the wind. Miers Valley, Antarctica.

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Photo by Joshua Heward (PolarTREC 2016), Courtesy of ARCUS
Photographer: Joshua Heward
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2016
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PolarTREC
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McMurdo Station
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