Mars:
Sand Dunes of Nili Patera, Syrtis Major |
PIA01675
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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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Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin
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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
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