skip to navigation
|
Dunes of Herschel
- Click the image above for a larger view
- Full-Res JPEG (836 x 2083) (156.0 kB)
- Full-Res TIFF (836 x 2083) (1.7 MB)
Caption:
4 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark-toned sand dunes on the floor of the large martian impact crater, Herschel, located in the Terra Cimmeria region of Mars. The winds responsible for these dunes blew from the northeast (upper right).
Location near
: 15.7°S, 228.6°W
Image width
: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Southern Spring
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) | |
| Instrument Host | Mars Global Surveyor | |
| Host Type | Orbiter | |
| Instrument | Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Crater, Dune, Grayscale, Impact | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-08-04 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-08-04 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04133 | |
| Identifier | PIA04133 | |
