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+ | A '''sandstorm''' was a type of [[storm]] which occurs when a strong [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] disturbance causes sand or dirt to become airborne. |
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+ | On [[Tarchannen III]], sandstorms were a frequent occurrence. During an investigation on the [[planet]] in [[2367]], [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] theorized that an absence of footprints was due to a sandstorm. ({{TNG|Identity Crisis}}) |
| + | {{dis|Vulcan|planet}} experienced dangerous sandstorms called [[sand fire]]s, which were accompanied by [[lightning]]. ({{ENT|The Forge}}) |
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+ | [[Nirak]] became known as a fool when he mistook an approaching army for a sandstorm. ({{ENT|Kir'Shara}}) |
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| + | <!-- No canonical evidence: The fossils of a Martian insect were uncovered by a sandstorm in 2021. (TNG: "The Last Outpost", "Datalore") --> |
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Revision as of 18:05, 9 April 2015
A sandstorm was a type of storm which occurs when a strong atmospheric disturbance causes sand or dirt to become airborne.
On Tarchannen III, sandstorms were a frequent occurrence. During an investigation on the planet in 2367, Lieutenant Commander Data theorized that an absence of footprints was due to a sandstorm. (TNG: "Identity Crisis")
Vulcan experienced dangerous sandstorms called sand fires, which were accompanied by lightning. (ENT: "The Forge")
Nirak became known as a fool when he mistook an approaching army for a sandstorm. (ENT: "Kir'Shara")