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Windblown Dunes
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Caption:
6 August 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a suite of small, dark sand dunes on the floor of a crater in western Arabia Terra. The winds responsible for these dunes generally blow from the east/southeast (right/lower right).
Location near
: 6.3°N, 349.6°W
Image width
: width: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: upper left
Season
: Northern Summer
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 | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2005-08-06 | |
| Date in Caption | 2005-08-06 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04135 | |
| Identifier | PIA04135 | |
