PIA06963: Mid-latitude Dune Field


Mid-latitude Dune Field

Caption:

22 October 2004
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a field of sand dunes in a crater in Noachis Terra near 49.6°S, 352.9°W. Patches of autumn frost, possibly water ice, are seen on the south/southeastern (bottom/lower right) slopes of the dunes. This image mosaics with the east side of the dune image released as MOC Picture of the Day on 22 September 2004 . The image covers an area about 3 km (1.9 mi) wide. Sunlight illuminates the scene from the upper 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 Crater, Dune, Grayscale, Water
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2004-10-22
Date in Caption 2004-09-22 2004-10-22
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06963
Identifier PIA06963