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Angle of Repose  Angle d'éboulement
The maximum angle at which a slope of loose material will lie without sliding (Grotzinger et al., 2007)

Themes:
  Sedimentary rocks

 Related words:
  Dune
  Ripple (syn.: Ripple Mark)

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