9 February 2005
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows dark sand dunes overlying an eroded, layered substrate in Chasma Boreale, amid the materials of the martian north polar cap.
Location near : 84.5°N, 358.3°W <br .=""/> Image width : ~3.0 km (~1.9 mi) <br .=""/> Illumination from : lower left <br .=""/> Season : Northern Summer <br .=""/>
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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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 | 2005-02-08 | |
Date in Caption | 2005-02-09 | |
Image Credit | NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07350 | |
Identifier | PIA07350 |