Mars: Sand Dunes of Nili Patera, Syrtis Major PIA01675
This dramatic image shows a field of dark sand dunes in the Nili Patera region of Syrtis Major. The shapes of these dunes indicate that wind has been steadily transporting the dark sand from the right/upper right toward the lower left.
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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems  

This dramatic image shows a field of dark sand dunes in the Nili Patera region of Syrtis Major. The shapes of these dunes indicate that wind has been steadily transporting the dark sand from the right/upper right toward the lower left. This picture was taken on the first day of the MGS Mapping Phase during the second week of March 1999. It shows an area 2.1 kilometers wide at the full commanded resolution of 3 meters per pixel. Illumination is from the upper left.  
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