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Great Sand Dunes have often been compared to dunes on other planets and fictional dunes from Star Wars. These comparisons are actually somewhat accurate. NASA scientists study Great Sand Dunes because they are similar to dunes on Mars. The park's high-elevation thin atmosphere and overall cold, dry climate is more like Mars than most locations on Earth.

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