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Tyrrhena Dunes
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Caption:
8 April 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a portion of a field of dark sand dunes superposed on the light-toned floor of a crater in eastern Tyrrhena Terra. The orientation of the dunes -- with the steep faces toward the south (bottom) -- suggests that winds generally blew from north to south at the time the dunes were formed.
Location near
: 14.6°S, 262.3°W
Image width
: ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from
: lower left
Season
: Southern 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 | 2006-04-08 | |
| Date in Caption | 2006-04-08 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08056 | |
| Identifier | PIA08056 | |
