PIA08746: Dunes of Wirtz


Dunes of Wirtz

Caption:

10 September 2006
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark sand dunes, formed by winds blowing from the southwest (lower left), in Wirtz Crater. The crater is named for Carl Wilhelm Wirtz (1876-1939), a German astronomer.

Location near 49.0°S, 25.5°W
Image width : ~3 km (~1.9 mi)
Illumination from : upper left
Season : Southern Autumn

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 2006-09-10
Date in Caption 2006-09-10
Image Credit NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08746
Identifier PIA08746