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Rippled Mars
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Caption:
29 July 2004
Hundreds of large ripples or small dunes cover the landscape in the Terra Tyrrhena region of Mars in this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image. The winds responsible for these dunes blew from the north-northwest (top/upper left). This scene is located near 8.8°S, 252.8°W, and covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the terrain from the left.
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 | Dune, Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2004-07-29 | |
| Date in Caption | 2004-07-29 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06731 | |
| Identifier | PIA06731 | |
